If a poet knows more about a horse than he does about heaven, he might better stick to the horse, and some day the horse may carry him into heaven. Charles Ives carrydayheaven Change image and share on social
If a composer has a nice wife and some nice children, how can he let the children starve on his dissonances? Charles Ives childcomposerdissonance Change image and share on social
But maybe music was not intended to satisfy the curious definiteness of man. Maybe it is better to hope that music may always be transcendental language in the most extravagant sense. Charles Ives curiousdefinitenessextravagant Change image and share on social