The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty.
Ned RoremDivine fires do not blaze each day but an artist functions in their afterglow, hoping for their recurrence.
Ned RoremIt's not evil that's ruining the earth, but mediocrity. The crime is not that Nero played while Rome burned, but that he played badly.
Ned RoremIf a composer could state in words what being a composer means, he would no longer need to be a composer.
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