CPR to those elements of what’s human and magical that still live and glow despite the times’ darkness.

Don't do what you're taught to do, do what you love to do.

It looks like you can write a minimalist piece without much bleeding. And you can. But not a good one.

The really important kind of freedom involves...being able truly to care about other people...

We all suffer alone in the real world; true empathy's impossible.

Don't be too precious about your craft... there's only 26 letters and 12 notes, and Shakespeare and Beethoven said it all better than any of us ever will

Try to let what is unfair teach you.