Music, which some call the universal language, has been with us as long as life itself. From each continent's birdsong to the thumping of elephants on their moonlit jaunt across a grassland, from the Neanderthal's bone flutes and triangles to Mozart's orchestral harmonies to today's electronically generated sounds, music has been created, advanced and enjoyed by every living creature in history. Acoustic, electrified, natural or man-made, sounds which speak to us, which harmonize and touch the soul, are perhaps the truest and most spiritual form of communication ever devised by life forms. Indeed, among many life forms, they are the essence of communication itself. Jean Paul Richter reminds us that, "Music is the poetry of the air." Add to that the admonition of British composer Edgar Elgar that, "there is music in the air, music all around us...simply take as much as you require," and it is certain we can never be the poorer for living in this world if we only take a moment to listen. Patty Crowe was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Practicing for a time as a professional photographer, she spent the next 15 years of her adult life working in a variety of non-profit fields and studying everything she could get her hands on. After getting married and raising a daughter and three sons, she turned her attention (along with her two brothers) towards caring for her elderly mother. It was this experience which would set her on a path of study and fulfillment in areas she had not previously put attention to. Caring for her mother brought new insights into life, death and all the moments which lie in between. She began to see the subject of life, death and aging in an entirely new light and began to realize that the inevitable fact of aging didn't have to mean getting old. Rather, she realized, it is a journey we all travel but one which we have some control over how it will be traveled. It was during this time that she began studying what others in earth's history had to say about the subject and she realized the enormous power of the succinct wisdom of the past. Thus began the series of gift books on subjects of interest to man, The Greatest Quotes Series of Books with the first book in the series, Quotes on the Beauty of Aging. This was followed by Mankind's Greatest Quotes, Quotes on Art and Artists, Quotes on Children and Childhood and remainder of the series. Patty Crowe lives with her artist husband in Arlington, Virginia where she continues to write and publish books and poetry, compose music and garden. She is always willing to receive any communication from readers and answers all letters and emails sent to her. She can be reached by writing to her in care of Richer Resources Publications or by emailing our editorial department. We will forward to her any letters or emails received. There is nThere is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music. ~ Robert Browning The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet. ~ Jeffrey Tate Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies. ~ Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Music is the harmonious voice of creation; an echo of the invisible world. ~ Giuseppe Mazzini Music is the universal language of mankind. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellowo truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music. ~ Robert Browning The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet. ~ Jeffrey Tate Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies. ~ Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Music is the harmonious voice of creation; an echo of the invisible world. ~ Giuseppe Mazzini Music is the universal language of mankind. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow