#singin

That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song,' he said. Really, sarge? But it's about angels.' Yes, thought Vimes, and it's amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It's a real soldiers' song: sentimental, with dirty bits. As I recall, they used to sing it after battles,’ he said. 'I've seen old men cry when they sing it,’ he added. Why? It sounds cheerful.' They were remembering who they were not singing it with, thought Vimes. You'll learn. I know you will. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#comrades #death #singing #soldiers #death

Because of her singing they all went away feeling moved, feeling comforted, feeling, perhaps, the slightest tremors of faith. ↗

— Ann Patchett

#faith

If I cannot fly, let me sing. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#singing #song #music

He who sings scares away his woes. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

#singing #music

Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought. ↗

— Yip Harburg

#singing #songs #thinking #music

I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me. ↗

— T.S. Eliot

#mermaid #observation #singing #love

There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you. ↗

— Gary Cherone

#know #like #nothing #people #singing

I will confess I did none of my own singing. I did all my own costume and makeup, though. ↗

— Gary Cole

#costume #did #i #makeup #my own

I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself. ↗

— Michelle Dockery

#because #being #being myself #different #enjoy

Singing is my dream and, while it may have not been a commercial success, critically I was thrilled with the reception my first album got. ↗

— Minnie Driver

#been #commercial #commercial success #critically #dream