When asked whether he minded if someone smoked in a non-smoking compartment. Certainly not if you don't object if I'm sick.

The British like any kind of music so long as it is loud.

If she is attractive, I can't perform with her; if she is not, then I won't.

The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.

A musicologist is a man who can read music but cannot hear it.

The sound of the harpsichord resembles that of a bird-cage played with toasting-forks.

Music first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner significance.