Quotation by

William Shakespeare

If music be the food of love, play on.

Music

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The speaker is asking for more music because it fuels or intensifies feelings of love, much like food nourishes the body. They hope that by continuing to listen, their emotional hunger for love will be satisfied or perhaps even overwhelmed.

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