“The whole world was this symphony, and there was not enough of her to listen.”

Source: Longing for the Harmonies: Themes and Variations from Modern Physics (1987), Ch.32 Hidden Harmonies

Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Prentice Alvin (1989), Chapter 10.

August 17, 1941

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 107

Source: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Source: What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

First lines
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003)

Source: 1910's, The Art of Noise', 1913, p. 6
Context: Each sound carries with it a nucleus of foreknown and foregone sensations predisposing the auditor to boredom, in spite of all the efforts of innovating composers. All of us have liked and enjoyed the harmonies of the great masters. For years, Beethoven and Wagner have deliciously shaken our hearts. Now we are fed up with them. This is why we get infinitely more pleasure imagining combinations of the sounds of trolleys, autos and other vehicles, and loud crowds, than listening once more, for instance, to the heroic or pastoral symphonies.

"The Broken Heart".
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819–1820)