“When life gets you down, improvise as if crawling was part of the choreography.”

“Life is a lot like jazz… it’s best when you improvise.”

“Somehow they were entwining without touch, following a choreography laid down in time for lovers.”

“When we got to the part where we had to improvise an argument in a poetic language, I got cold feet. "I can't do this," I said. "I don't know what to say.""Say anything," he said. "You can't make a mistake when you improvise.""What if I mess it up? What if I screw up the rhythm?""You can't," he said. "It's like drumming. If you miss a beat, you create another."In this simple exchange, Sam taught me the secret of improvisation, one that I have accessed my whole life.”

“He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.”

“When life gets you down... stand on top of it.”