Virgil Thomson
“The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish.”
“The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish.”
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
“The secret of happiness is something to do.”
“The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.”
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
“These days an income is something you can’t live without–or within.”
“Every burden is a blessing.”
“Don’t worry if you’re a kleptomaniac, you can always take something for it.”
“It is well that war is so terrible – otherwise we would grow too fond of it.”