Cadence Quote by Michael Cunningham

“Language is music. Written words are musical notation. The music of a piece of fiction establishes the way in which it is to be…

— Marilynne Robinson

Fiction writers learn about the development of metaphor, the use of rhythm, the way that language is compacted in order to express the feelings…

— Edward Hirsch

I think fiction goes to poetry for the intensity of its use of language.

— Edward Hirsch

“Music is exciting and easy to enjoy, the rhythm and voice. It does not need interpretation. That is why it is called the Universal…

— Ellen J. Barrier

“This ability to speak about fictions is the most unique feature of Sapiens language. It’s”

— Yuval Noah Harari

Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or…

— Rebecca Solnit

I've always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me.

— Cyndi Lauper

Apart from a few simple principles, the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust…

— F. L. Lucas

Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or…

— F. Sionil Jose

The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the rite of passage. I'm not…

— Pete Townshend

Language should be pure, noble and graceful, as the body should be so: for both are vestures of the Soul.

— John Lancaster Spalding

Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual…

— Kenneth Branagh