"My God! What has sound got to do with music?"

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Source : Charles Ives (2004). “129 Songs”, p.39, A-R Editions, Inc.

Charles Ives

“Some weak people are so sensible of their weakness as to be able to make a good use of it.”
“No man should live where he can hear his neighbor's dog bark.”
“O Allah, You know that the only thing I want in this life Is to be obedient to Your command. Even the living sight of my eyes Is service at your court”
“If you can forgive yourself then you will no longer see the reflection of your own internal judgement in the faces of the people around you. And if you can do that then suddenly youâ€™ll be in a whole different universe because the universe we all exist in is the one where weâ€™re all so terrified of the judgement of our peers.”
“Longing for the ideal while criticizing the real is evidence of immaturity. On the other hand, settling for the real without striving for the ideal is complacency. Maturity is living with the tension.”
“For artists, there's a very fine line between delusion and belief.”
“Joscelin, is love supposed to make you feel like youâ€™re sick and dying, and mad enough to hit someone and drunk with joy, and your heartâ€™s a boulder n your chest trying to burst into a thousand pieces all at once?â€ â€œMm-hmm.â€ He finished his ale. â€œThat would be love.”
“In my experience, clever food is not appreciated at Christmas. It makes the little ones cry and the old ones nervous.”

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