“Novelty, the most potent of all attractions, is also the most perishable.”
André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Loving
“Musical novelty attracts attention and overcomes boredom, increasing memorability.”
This is Your Brain on Music (2006)
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