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“The gun made a ripping sound like the opening of a zipper on the fly of God Almighty.” Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
“The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a deal longer.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., The Professor at the Breakfast-Table
“Melancholy were the sounds on a winter's night.” Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room
“The light music of whisky falling into glasses made an agreeable interlude.” James Joyce, Dubliners
“Sensuality is the total mobilization of the senses: an individual observes his partner intently, straining to catch every sound.” Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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