The hot hall full of painted girls and American soldiers is a saloon in some Western film. This noise drenches us, wakens us to do something else. It shows us a lost path.
Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.
Understand that some of your enemies are amongst your best friends.
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
Never do what a specialist can do better. Discover your own specialty. Do not despair if your specialty appears to be more delicate, a lesser thing. Make up in finesse what you lose in force.