"All the others arts are lonely. We paint alone--my picture, my interpretation of the sky. My poem, my novel. But in music--ensemble music, not soloism--we share. No altruism this, for we receive tenfold what we give."

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Source : Catherine Drinker Bowen (1939). “Friends and fiddlers”

Catherine Drinker Bowen

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“The best thing about sports is the sense of community and shared emotion it can create.”
“I made a horrendous mistake not apologizing to my wife”

Source : "Ray Rice seeks 'second chance' for NFL; admits mistake for not apologizing to Janay". "TODAY" with Matt Lauer, www.today.com. December 2, 2014.
“I don't need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !”
“So I'm not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.”
“Minds, like diapers, need occasional changing.”
“The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians are as close to God as man can be. We hear his voice, we read his lips, we give birth to the children of God, who sing his praise. That's what musicians are.”
“It's all the same, only the names will change, everyday it seems we're wasting away. Another place, where the faces are so cold, I'd drive all night just to get back home.”
“Stay with the question. The more it troubles you, the more it has to teach you.”

Source : Jacqueline Winspear (2003). “Maisie Dobbs”, p.73, Soho Press

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