The pleasure of Counting without Realising You were Counting

　　This primitivism struck me as funny. And so was the idea that the music had anything whatsoever to do with those dead planets. But it seemed to soothe Newton a little bit, and I must admit one or two parts of it had some kind of effect on me, a kind of electrochemical effect. Listening to music, I realised, was simply the pleasure of counting without realising you were counting. As electrical impulses were transported from the neurons in my ear through my body, I felt - I don't know - calm. It made that strange unease that had been with me since I had watched Daniel Russell die on his carpet settle a little.

The Humans, P99
Matt Haig
ISBN 978-0-85786-876-3