We provide both irritation and inspiration for each other- the grist for each other's pearl making.

There is not ultimate breakthrough; what we find in the development of a creative life is an open-ended series of provisional breakthroughs. In this journey there is no endpoint, because it is the journey into the soul.

To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it.

If the art is created with the whole person, then the work will come out whole. Education must teach, reach, and vibrate the whole person rather than merely transfer knowledge.

Mastery means responsibility, ability to respond in real time to the need of the moment. Intuitive or inspired living means not just passively hearing the voice, but acting on it.

Whispered words can be devastatingly effective.

The conception, composition, practice, and performance of a piece of music can blossom in a single moment.