The smell of her hair, the taste of her mouth, the feeling of her skin seemed to have got inside him, or into the air all around him. She had become a physical necessity. – George Orwell 1984. Part 2, Chapter 4. Winston’s desire for Julia.
I find the 1940s very compelling. It is a very excitable period in the U.S. when, whether out of necessity or not, everybody was reinventing themselves. – Amy Bloom
It is conceivable that what is unified form to the author or composer may of necessity be formless to his audience. – Charles Ives