“Music is a holy place, a cathedral so majestic that we can sense the magnificence of the universe, and also a hovel so simple and private that none of us can plumb its deepest secrets.”

“we tend to steer our lives in the direction of the lessons we need to learn”

“As we drew nearer I saw a cathedral like a crown on the head of a city. In its white walls every window glinted in the sun. Lincoln! Of such places is England made. -"No Moon Tonight”

“Insanity's so personal. It's hard to know who shares our secrets. ”

“Technology is crucial to civilization why? Because it helps us make our fate. We don't need God or miracles or the flight of the bumble bee. But it is also crouched and undecidable. It can go either way.”

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

“The worst experience can bring out a person's deepest strength.”