Not one sound fears the silence that extinguishes it. And no silence exists that is not pregnant with sound.

If someone says can't, that shows you what to do.

The act of listening is in fact an act of composing.

To see, one must go beyond the imiagination and for that one must stand absolutely still as though at the center of a leap.

It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to listen to one than to misuse it as a means of distraction, entertainment, or acquisition of 'culture.'

People who aren't artists often feel that artists are inspired. But if you work at your art you don't have time to be inspired.

Now that things are so simple, there's so much to do.