Scott Joplin Quotes

“As the crew began lighting up their cigars and pipes, they could hear the ragtime music of Scott Joplin being performed by the colored composer himself enlivening the atmosphere with a jubilant feeling of gaiety, hope, and promise.”
― Rich DiSilvio, A Blazing Gilded Age

“Miracle's truck comes down the little avenue,
Scott Joplin ragtime strewn behind it like pearls,
and, yes, you can feel happy
with one piece of your heart.”
― Adrienne Rich, Dark Fields of the Republic