“One of those usual summer Sabbaths. Chores - breakfast - listen aimlessly to radio - swing music - symphony - round table discussion — and then rather aimless reading.”
August 17, 1941
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“Music is everything that one listens to with the intention of listening to music.”
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Two Interviews (1985), ISBN 0714528293
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Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 61
Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius
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Source: Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
