Clarinet Quote by Sarah Waters

“He was young and tall, his hair was the color of fresh corn, his fingers were as thick as cigars, and he had his…

— Peter Baida

“His voice was a deep and quiet rumble. It made me think of a freshly tuned tractor engine.. He didn't sound illiterate, but he…

— Stephen King

“He had shining dark eyes and an oboe voice and mink-soft hair and could seem, even to Gary, more sentient animal than little boy.”

— Jonathan Franzen

“...he brought music of his own, and awakened every fairy echo with the tender accents of his oboe...”

— Ann Radcliffe

“He was skinny with soft hair, and his thick, murky eyes watched as the stranger played one more song in the heavy room. From…

— Markus Zusak

“If he was like any of his music, he would be complex, explosive, sweet, sensual, and passionate.”

— Kailin Gow

“His was a lean excitable face with little bright eyes as evil as a frantic child's eyes. A cantankerous, complaining, mischievous, laughing face. He…

— John Steinbeck

“was an amazing guy, really. Totally himself. Totally unapologetic about having all these different sides of his personality that didn’t quite mesh. He didn’t…

— Bill Konigsberg

“Mr Wooster, I am not ashamed to say that the tears came into my eyes as I listened to them. It amazes me that…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“And a man who speaks effectively through music is compelled to something more difficult than parliamentary eloquence.”

— George Eliot

“A classical LP was playing... ... Jealous and sweet, this music was, sobbing and gorgeous, muddy and crystal. But if the right words existed…

— david mitchell

“strange that I should choose you for the confidante of all this, young lady; passing strange that you should listen to me quietly, as…

— Charlotte Brontë