Quote by Anne Rice

So why must it wound him that the most despairing music is full of beauty? Why must it hurt him and make him cynical and sad and untrusting?

So why must it wound him that the most despairing music is f

Summary

This quote highlights the profound emotional impact of despairing music on an individual. It questions why this beauty and depth present in melancholic music can inflict pain, evoke cynicism, sadness, and diminish trust. It challenges the paradox of how something so captivatingly beautiful can also be capable of wounding and altering one's outlook on life.

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Music Beauty

By Anne Rice

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