“ She sang, as requested. There was much about love in the ballad: faithful love that refused to abandon its object; love that disaster could not shake; love that, in calamity, waxed fonder, in poverty… Charlotte Bronte
“ You cannot taste a song but you can feel the tune relishing your heart where strings of music belong. Munia Khan
“ I am sad, like the hot dust on the streetsAnd the music of fresh fallen leavesCaught in a sliding summer breeze. Scott Hastie
“ And I love Jane Austen's use of language too--the way she takes her time to develop a phrase and gives it room to grow, so that these clever, complex statements form slowly and then bloom in my mind.… Andrew Clements
“ I have just awoken, having dreamed of music. The final chord fades away within me while I try to focus on individuals amid the living, breathing mass packed into this vast waiting room, in this mixtur… Andreï Makine
“ Ballet shoes... I cannot play with them like they're toys. But when the music is playing they get deep on my toes. Ana Claudia Antunes
“ That will do extremely well, child. You have delighted us long enough. Let the other young ladies have time to exhibit. Jane Austen
