“Music is art, and art is an integral part of the human experience.”

“Socrates said the perfect society would be based on a great lie. People would be told that lie from the cradle, and they would believe it, because human beings need to make order out of chaos.”

“Words are real. Even if you can't see them, or hold them. Once you send them out in the world, they have power. Never speak words you don't mean.”

“He expected too much from people, that was the problem, Ethan thought. He expected too much from life.”

“What can we say beyond Wow, in the presence of glorious art, in music so magnificent that it can't have originated solely on this side of things? Wonder takes our breath away, and makes room for new breath.”

“When we did art with the kids, the demons would lie down.”

“Love is a human experience, not a political statement.”