Do you like singing?" Miriam asked her." If it is good, " she said. Paul, of course, coloured." You mean if it is high-class and trained?" he said." I think a voice needs training before the singing is anything, " she said." You might as well insist on having people's voices trained before you allowed them to talk, " he replied. "Really, people sing for their own pleasure, as a rule."" And it may be for other people's discomfort. D.H.Lawrence
About This Quote

This quote is found in the book "The Prince of Tides" by Pat Conroy. The book is about the life of a family man, named Paul Rumley. He decide to run off after his wife leaves him, leaving his two kids behind. He heads to Key West where he meets up with an old friend, named Miriam.

She is an actress and teaches him how to sing properly. He then decides to move away from his children and start a new life. He moves into the home of an old woman named Gullia.

The house that she lives in is filled with her music records and her voice could be heard singing all over the house. When Miriam comes to visit him, she notices that he has changed the entire atmosphere of the house by singing all over it. This quote expresses how important music is to life and how important it is to make other people's lives better through music.

Source: Sons & Lovers

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