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“Music is, for me, like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into the world, and we have to recreate the picture from the pieces.”

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Jean Sibelius

Finnish composer known for his nationalist style and symphonic works. Sibelius's music was deeply influenced by the Finnish landscape and folk music, with his most famous works including 'Finlandia' and 'The Oceanides Symphony'. more

“A need to tell and hear stories is essential to the species Homo sapiens-second in necessity apparently after nourishment and before love and shelter. Millions survive without love or home, almost none in silence; the opposite of silence leads quickly to narrative, and the sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives, from the small accounts of our day's events to the vast incommunicable constructs of psychopaths.”

Source: A common room: essays, 1954-1987

“Writing is a fearsome but grand vocation—potentially healing but likewise deadly. I wouldn’t trade my life for the world.”

World Writing Healing Trade Vocation

Author:Reynolds Price

“As a child I thought it was very boring when I had to sit with [my mother] on the city streets, but the time sank deep and surfaced later.”

Children Mother Cities Streets Boring City Streets

Author:Reynolds Price

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