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ElspethOllie Posted Wed 13 Feb, 2008 9:02 PM |
So, I went to Starbucks today to get some tea for the cold I am currently fighting. I check out my cup when I get to the dorm and I notice that the "The Way I See It," quote on the back is from Oliver Sacks! For those of you who don't know (although I can't imagine anyone who doesn't) TRAVIS got the title of their sophomore album, The Man Who, from Sack's book entitled, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat."I though I'd share the quote because it's actually pretty nice:
The Way I See It #267
"Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more - it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity."
-- Oliver Sacks
Neurologist and author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. |
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ashleyb Posted Wed 13 Feb, 2008 9:07 PM |
| Aw, that would've made my day. That quote is so so so true. Music can work wonders. |
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lindsey22295 Posted Wed 13 Feb, 2008 9:53 PM |
| I love that quote. When I had jury duty and they gave us 2 hour lunch breaks and I got really bored I wondered to the library next door and actually read The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat. |
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ElspethOllie Posted Wed 13 Feb, 2008 9:54 PM |
| Haha. I forgot about your stint as a jury member. Maybe I should read that in my free time. |
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weirdmom Posted Thu 14 Feb, 2008 4:36 AM |
| I've been wanting to read Musicophilia. That quote is neat-o. |
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Thu 14 Feb, 2008 4:39 AM |
| I really like that quote, thanks Lauren! |
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