"If the body dies, it does no harm to the mind, but if the mind dies, one can no longer act as a man even though the body survives."

“I also believe that writing becomes worthwhile and vitalized only through a full and exciting life.”

“You're working yourself till late at night, and sleeping crazy with deadlines - you're doing it for a reason.”

“The whole path of mindfulness is this: Whatever you are doing, be aware of it.”

“There are very serious forms of, and reactions to, sibling victimization.”

“The past is a very determined ghost, haunting every chance it gets.”

“I think the best thing an artist can do is not hang out with other artists. I really dislike hanging out with musicians, for the most part, except for a few select friends, because I don't like to talk about music all the time.”

“Seen from the point of view of the composer, the most nonsensical practice is that of casting people in musicals who are unable to sing. No one would cast a dancing part with someone who cannot dance sufficiently to come up to professional standards. The same is true of acting. But when it comes to singing, more often than not it is amateur night. . . . Either musicals should be written for specified performers in the first place, or they should be cast with people who are adequate to its dancing, acting and singing demands.”

“It's stupid. There are maps to show you how to get to the place where you want to be but no maps that show you how to get to the time when you want to be.”

Source : Anthony Marra (2013). “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena”, p.106, Random House