"Improvisation, it is a mystery. You can write a book about it, but by the end no one still knows what it is. When I improvise and I'm in good form, I'm like somebody half sleeping. I even forget there are people in front of me. Great improvisers are like priests; they are thinking only of their god."

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Source : Matt Glaser, Stephane Grappelli (1981). “Jazz Violin”, p.63, Oak Publications

Stephane Grappelli

#Book Quotes #Sleep Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Praise Allah, for by praise His blessings multiply.”
“I feel a part of the congregation. I've never had to do special music. The kids sing in the choir. It's just normal. We're treated like everybody else.”
“I went to film school and studied Alfred Hitchcock. I knew of Alma Reville existence, but had no idea really who she was or how influential she was on him. She stayed in the shadows. Go online, and there are hardly any images or film of her. She really stayed out of the limelight on purpose. She didn't want it, and I think that's one of the reasons that she's really lost in the shadows of Hitchcock's history to a degree.”
“Better pointed bullets than pointed words.”
“The same inexpressible Truth is experienced in two ways: as Self-luminous Silence, or as the Eternal Play of the One.”
“There is a connection between the issue of refugees and the battle against the so-called Islamic State.”
“Be the change you want to see in your networks”
“I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'”

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