Lipton’s Journal/January 31, 1955/327

The voice of radio and recordings. It is a commonplace to say that the ear selects sounds, and it is almost as common to recognize that we select those sounds we wish to hear. The S is the inhibitor on the ear, and the reason “takers” are invariably more sensitive listeners than “givers” is that takers accept S more than givers—therefore they can afford to ‘hear’ more. Freud, one of the great givers, could never enjoy music.