Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse.

A poet is a musician who can't sing.

Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.

You do not know the first note of the music that moves me.

My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2.

If you're an actor, you know people are going to recognize you in a restaurant. If you're a rock star, you know people are going to stop you on the street and ask you for your autograph. But as an author? That's not something I was ready for.

And if Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that cool props and special effects are not enough. Story comes first. Everything depends on story.