I almost think that hope is for the soul what breathing is for the living organism. Where hope is lacking the soul dries up and withers.
Gabriel MarcelRead
But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of.
Interpretation
Music transcends mere mathematical or logical understanding, embodying a deeper essence of life.
Gabriel Marcel's quote emphasizes the idea that while music can be analyzed mathematically, its true richness and depth surpass any logical framework. Music resonates with the human experience in ways that numbers and logic cannot capture, reflecting emotions, memories, and the complexities of life itself.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of the arts in education.
I almost think that hope is for the soul what breathing is for the living organism. Where hope is lacking the soul dries up and withers.
Music at times is more like perfume than mathematics.
You know you have loved someone when you have glimpsed in them that which is too beautiful to die.
An individual is not distinct from his place. He is his place.
Bring something incomprehensible into the world!
Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved.
The job of the writer is to take a close and uncomfortable look at the world they inhabit, the world we all inhabit, and the job of the novel is to make the corpse stink.
As far as I can recall, the initial shiver of inspiration [for Lolita] was somehow prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes, who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, produced the first drawing ever charcoaled by an animal: this sketch showed the bars of the poor creature's cage.
I always feel that whatever isn't necessary shouldn't be in a poem.
Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others.
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