In terms of brain development, musical performance is every bit as important educationally as reading or writing.

The power of music to integrate and cure. . . is quite fundamental. It is the profoundest nonchemical medication.

But the saddest difference between them was that Zazetsky, as Luria said, 'fought to regain his lost faculties with the indomitable tenacity of the damned,' whereas Dr P. was not fighting, did not know what was lost. But who was more tragic, or who was more damned -- the man who knew it, or the man who did not?

If we have youth, beauty, blessed gifts, strength, if we find fame, fortune, favor, fulfillment, it is easy to be nice, to turn a warm heart to the world.

In terms of brain development, musical performance is every bit as important educationally as reading or writing.

Much more of the brain is devoted to movement than to language. Language is only a little thing sitting on top of this huge ocean of movement.

I feel a sudden clear focus and perspective. There is no time for anything inessential.