Every attempt we make is imperfect; yet each one of those imperfect attempts is an occasion for a delight unlike anything else on earth.
Stephen NachmanovitchAn improviser does not operate from a formless vacuum, but from three billion years of organic evolution
Stephen NachmanovitchThere 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.
Stephen NachmanovitchSurrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever fresh.
Stephen Nachmanovitch