There are only people doing their imperfect best at doing their imperfect jobs

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

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

Creativity can replace conformity as the primary mode of social being. . . . We can cling to that which is passing, or has already passed, or we can remain accessible to-even surrender to-the creative process, without insisting that we know in advance the ultimate outcome for us, our institutions, or our planet. To accept this challenge is to cherish freedom, to embrace life, and to find meaning.

Play is the taproot from which original art springs. It is the raw stuff that the artist channels with all his learning and technique.

Creative living, or the life of a creator, seems like a leap into the unknown only because "normal life" is rigid and traumatized.

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.