There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls… — Boris Vian

There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly.

Boris VianWriter · French · 1920 – 1959

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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart. — Henry Ward Beecher
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound. — Titus Maccius Plautus
What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent to his child? — William Godwin
The three great moments of my life had to be the concerts of Ellington in 1938, Dizzy in '48, and Ella in '52. — Boris Vian
One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans. — Boris Vian
Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks. — Boris Vian