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Composer
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A deaf composer's like a cook who's lost his sense of taste. A frog that's lost its webbed feet. A truck driver with his license revoked. That would throw anybody for a loop, don't you think? But Beethoven didn't let it get to him. Sure, he must have been a little depressed at first, but he didn't let misfortune get him down. It was like, Problem? What problem? He composed more than ever and came up with better music than anything he'd ever written. I really admire the guy. Like this Archduke Tr
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― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
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He applauded their idealism. And yes, music might be immortal, but composers alas are not.
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― The Noise of Time
― The Noise of Time
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