Man has such a deep-seated need of joy that he improvises it everywhere, even in the heart of misery.
"The New Book Of Martyrs"
Georges Duhamel
"That is Lydie," replied Corentin, with what might be called an expression of paternal pride; "she is an admirable musician, and though she no longer writes down, as in the days when her mind was clear, her delightful melodies, she often improvises them in a way that moves me to the soul-the soul of Corentin!"
"The Lesser Bourgeoisie"
Honore de Balzac
It is wont to result in all the characters wanting to talk together, or else in nobody apparently having anything to say, or in one character being so enamoured with the ease he or she improvises, that the affair resolves itself into a mere monologue.
"Belles and Ringers"
Hawley Smart