"Life without music would be a mistake." -- Nietzsche
"Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific." -- Aaron Copland
"Der Mensch kann tun was er will; er kann aber nicht wollen was er will." -- Schopenhauer
"Your veal cutlet gets up off the plate, It walks down to end of the counter and beat the shit out of my cup of coffee. I guess the coffee just wasn't strong enough to defend itself." -- Tom Waits
