She stared at Raven in a long second of shocked silence, before sagging to the floor.
Music is a complete evocation _ like a smell. It can bring an entire memory and feeling back to you in a rush. Much more complete than even a photograph. You allow yourself a certain visual distance with photos _ not music. It envelopes you _ there__ no way to escape it. It__ a great test of sensitivity _ the degree of reaction to music. I use it all the time. I call it my __usic Test._ People today don__ want to hear the truth. They__e really afraid of tranquility and silence _ they__e afraid they might begin to understand their own motivations too well. They keep a steady stream of noise going to protect themselves, to build a wall against the truth. Like African natives, beating on their drums, rattling their gourds, shaking the bells to scare off evil spirits. As long as there__ enough noise, there__ nothing to fear _ or hear. But they will listen. Times are changing.
The Secret Life of a Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton LaVey
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Music is a complete evocation _ like a smell. It can bring an entire memory and feeling back to you in a rush. Much more complete than even a photograph. You allow yourself a certain visual distance with photos _ not music. It envelopes you _ there__ no way to escape it. It__ a great test of sensitivity _ the degree of reaction to music. I use it all the time. I call it my __usic Test._ People today don__ want to hear the truth. They__e really afraid of tranquility and silence _ they__e afraid they might begin to understand their own motivations too well. They keep a steady stream of noise going to protect themselves, to build a wall against the truth. Like African natives, beating on their drums, rattling their gourds, shaking the bells to scare off evil spirits. As long as there__ enough noise, there__ nothing to fear _ or hear. But they will listen. Times are changing.
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