I try to be good but sometimes a person just has to break out and act like the wild and springy thing one used to be. It's impossible not to remember wild an want it back.
Mary OliverRead
Music: what so many sentences aspire to be.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that music achieves what written language strives for: emotional expression and profound meaning.
Mary Oliver's quote highlights the power of music as an art form that transcends the limitations of words. While sentences serve to convey thoughts and ideas, music has an innate ability to evoke deep feelings and resonate with the human experience in ways that language alone often cannot.
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MusicArtExpressionEmotionLanguage
In practice
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