Ralph Waldo Emerson – Music is an asylum Share this quote: So is music an asylum. It takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence and whereto. All the great interrogatories, like questioning angels, float in on its waves of sound. – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Is this quotation insightful, though-provoking, useful? Click on a star to rate it! Submit Rating Average rating 5 / 5. Vote count: 1