Quote by Sarah Dessen (about Music, Memories)

Quote by Sarah Dessen (about Music, Memories)

Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your or the world, that one song says the same, just like that moment.

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