André Gide on art

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

Nothing noble is done without risk.

If music be the food of love, play on.

William Shakespeare1564–1616Twelfth Night (1601), Act I, scene i.In context

• Love
• Music

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Robert Frost1874–1963

• Poetry

Music makes one feel so romantic⁠—at least it always gets on one’s nerves⁠—which is the same thing nowadays.

Oscar Wilde1854–1900

• Love
• Music