QuoteProject
A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.
Arthur Conan Doyle
ShareWTF𝕏

Interpretation

What this quote means

This quote expresses the joy and harmony found in simple pleasures and creative pursuits.

Arthur Conan Doyle's quote reflects a peaceful and joyful mindset that can be achieved through simple pleasures, like enjoying a sandwich and coffee, followed by engaging in the beauty of music and art. It suggests that these moments of respite and creativity can lead to a state of harmony and delicacy in life, highlighting the importance of nurturing one's artistic inclinations.

Themes

SandwichCoffeeViolinSweetnessHarmonyArtMusic

In practice

Example use cases

This quote can be shared during a casual gathering with friends who appreciate good food and music.

More from Arthur Conan Doyle

It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for it and I have made some bad mistakes in consequence. What matter if I hold my readers?
Arthur Conan DoyleRead
I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air -- or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be. Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
Arthur Conan DoyleRead
A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.
Arthur Conan DoyleRead
You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.
Arthur Conan DoyleRead
I could not rest, Watson, I could not sit quiet in my chair, if I thought that such a man as Professor Moriarty were walking the streets of London unchallenged.
Arthur Conan DoyleRead
It seems very strange ... that in the course of the world's history so obvious an improvement should never have been adopted. ... The next generation of Britishers would be the better for having had this extra hour of daylight in their childhood.
Arthur Conan DoyleRead

Similar quotes

The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency---half tiger,half poet.
Yehudi MenuhinRead
It still amazes and fascinates me that women of color have kept my work alive for these many generations.
Ntozake ShangeRead
It's a product of two poles - there's the pole of the one who makes the work, and the pole of the one who looks at it. I give the latter as much importance as the one who makes it.
Marcel DuchampRead
There is a majesty in simplicity.
Alexander PopeRead
All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.
Steve EarleRead
I used to play flute and clarinet at school, and although I wasn't thinking about making a living or getting a pay cheque, I already knew I was going to play music all my life.
Nile RodgersRead

A little wisdom, now and then

Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.