“It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”

“There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.”

“Why must I do what is hardest?" "Because, Marion, you are an instrument of God. Don't leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part of your instrument unexplored. Why settle for 'Three Blind Mice' when you can play the 'Gloria'?”

“Too many talented people string and unstring their instruments without ever playing their music.”

“Instrumental keys [on organs], introduced in the twelfth century, are so heavy and stiff that they must be played with clenched fists. ”

“Don't leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part of your instrument unexplored. Why settle for 'Three Blind Mice' when you can play the 'Gloria'?”