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"The groves were God's first temple. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them,--ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication."
"Then Ben wailed again, hopeless and prolonged. It was nothing. Just sound. It might have been all time and injustice and sorrow become vocal for an instant by a conjunction of planets."
"Even sound seemed to fail in this air, like the air was worn out with carrying sounds so long."
"ingenuity was apparently given man in order that he may supply himself in crisis with shapes and sounds with which to guard himself from truth."
"We have all heard what we wanted to hear! Truth that sounds right to our ears!"
"Only the peak feels so sound and stable that the beginning of the falling is hidden for a little while."
"'What would be better for us to believe!' This sounds very like a definition of truth"
"This sleep is sound indeed; this is a sleep That from this golden rigol hath divorc'd So many English kings."
"My love to thee is sound, sans crack or flaw."
"There are just certain sounds, music, that sort of you know people are going to like it."
"I have great faith in the actors. When they improvise, it always sounds better than the stuff I write in my bedroom. When they improvise, they make it sound alive."
"As good as chocolate tastes, it sounds that good."
"Become enraptured by the sights and sounds in intrigue of nature and beauty, come along with me and take it all in. Come here my love."
"I just can't stand it [jazz/rock]. It just doesn't sound right to me. It doesn't hit me...it doesn't get me...it just doesn't grab me."
"I sometimes have to write for a while before I figure it out, pretend that I know what I'm doing, sort of like ad-libbing on stage until you remember your line - you hope you sound convincing to the audience. The key is to have enough material, enough threads, so that there's something that can be satisfyingly drawn to a conclusion."
"My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life."
"Listen to the sound of the earth turning."
"But all I said, as I dug a five from my pocket to pay for my soda, was, "You have a friend?" Tod scowled. "Well, I wouldn't call him a friend according to the traditional definition, but in the sense that he imposes on me constantly and isn't afraid to point out my flaws, I'd say he qualifies." "Sounds more like a cousin."
"Behind me, Marc made a soft whistling sound, clearly impressed. “That’s not standard procedure,” he said, his tone entirely too reasonable as he leaned over the stray’s body to open the back passenger-side door. “Yeah, well, I’m not your standard enforcer."
"You start to realize that the things that are different about you are the things that make you special. And, as cliche as at that sounds, you realize that if you are lucky enough to have something that is different about you...don't try to hide it. I don't try to blend in anymore, it's all about standing out."
