"Any mind that is capable of a real sorrow is capable of good." — Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author, died July 1, 1896
"Life makes writing poetry necessary to prove I really was paying attention." — Mark Strand, Canadian-American poet, born 1934
"Even this late it happens the coming of love, the coming of light. You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves, stars gather, dreams pour into your pillows, sending up warm bouquets of air. Even this late the bones of the body shine and tomorrow’s dust flares into breath." — Mark Strand, Canadian-American poet, born 1934
"The reality of a poem is a very ghostly one. It suggests, it suggests, it suggests again." — Mark Strand, Canadian-American poet, born 1934
"It came to my house. It sat on my shoulders. Your shadow is yours. I told it so. I said it was yours. I have carried it with me too long. I give it back." — Mark Strand, Canadian-American poet, born 1934
"No matter what lens you use, no matter what speed the film, no matter how you develop it, no matter how you print it, you cannot say more than you can see." — Paul Strand, American photographer, born October 16, 1890
"Light gives of itself freely, filling all available space. It does not seek anything in return; it asks not whether you are friend or foe. It gives of itself and is not thereby diminished." — Michael Strassfeld, American rabbi, born 1950
"The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play." — Richard Strauss, German composer, born June 11, 1864
"Never let the horns and woodwinds out of your sight; if you can hear them at all, they are too loud." — Richard Strauss, German composer, born June 11, 1864
"Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them." — Richard Strauss, German composer, died September 8, 1949
"It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired; you quit when the gorilla is tired." — Robert Strauss, American professional wrestler, born October 1, 1983
"The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament." — Igor Stravinsky, Russian conductor, died April 6, 1971
"I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it." — Igor Stravinsky, Russian conductor, born June 17, 1882
"I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust." — Igor Stravinsky, Russian conductor, born June 17, 1882