The scariest moment is always just before you start.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

Art is a language which anneals individuals to each other through experiences that are uniquely human.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light.

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.