It is not always on the great or the important that the balance of the universe depends.

It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand.

Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else.

Come t'e' picciol fallo amaro morso! Dante. What grievous pain a little fault doth give thee!

One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time.

Inspiration more often comes during the work than before it, because the largest part of the job of an artist is to listen to the work.

anything that stretches the mind is a help to the potential author.