James, Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, quote, music

“The music passed in an instant, as the first bars of sudden music always did, 
over the fantastic fabrics of his mind, 
dissolving them painlessly and noiselessly 
as a sudden wave dissolves the sandbuilt turrets of children.” 

see also:
Djuna Barnes, James Joyce

Rumi , Deep listening





"Longing is the core of mystery
Longing itself brings the cure.
The only rule is, Suffer the pain.

Your desire must be disciplined,
and what you want to happen
in time, sacrificed."