Quotes about Emotional Resonance

...the ear of the heart hears bluebirds...

places leave their mark in the same way that a human being can touch us. We have to make our peace with place, with the locations where we have spent time. We consider how we've been affected by being present in a certain spot - and how the place itself is changed by what has come to pass. You only have to visit a battlefield long after a war has ended, to know that places are never quite the same following a tragedy.

Standing alongside a harp, she stretched out her hand and ran her fingers across the strings, the tumble of notes reminding her of a shower on a bright day, of primrose petals bending to the weight of raindrops. She regretted never having learned to play an instrument.

A man is never old if he can still be moved emotionally by a woman of his own age.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbours; that which it loves, and also that which it fears;

People will not remember what you said, they will remember how you made them feel

I scarcely know how to describe that room. It became, in a way, every room I had ever been in and every room I find myself in hereafter will remind me of Giovanni's room.

Advice on lyrics given me years ago by the conductor Mark Elder seems worth pondering: if it shouts well, he said, it will probably sing well.

That's the power of music, a key sequence or a chord sequence or even a note can do something to you physically that's uncontrollable.

Music can help uncover that tone that's in the fabric of the movie. Sometimes it's very plain to see, sometimes it's not.

My initial thoughts about what a title can do was to set mood and the prime underlying core of the film's story, to express the story in some metaphorical way.

I have never been too concerned about things you're supposed to be concerned about as a singer. Pitch is important, and so is sounding good. But I think there's something underneath all that.

No matter what world you're creating, whether it be a real world or a fantasy world, you still have to make the characters relatable or somewhat understandable.

It's amazing when you're playing to a crowd who barely understands English but they're singing parts of your song back to you.

I'm always amazed at how records can make you feel like somebody else understands you.

When I started making my own music I was listening to people like Erykah Badu and Elliott Smith. I think I always gravitated towards slightly more understated voices because it felt like I could really connect with what they were saying. It felt more like a conversation.

Language is handy, but we humans have social and emotional connections that transcend words and are communicated - and understood - without conscious thought.

I felt such a deep connection with dolphins. I felt like they were the only ones who understood me.

I think it was T.S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it's understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I don't have a clue what they're on about.

Life is about unforgettable and transcendent moments, isn't it? The point of music is to get the moment.

In the center of your being there is a fountain of music and that is your love.

During a conversation, listening is as powerful as loving.

Music shouldn't be just a tune, it should be a touch.

A poet is someone whose words can grasp & pull the thread of a person's soul & make them unravel with delight.