“A dean is the conductor of an orchestra made up entirely of composers.”

“Then the bow orchestra began to play an apocalyptically beautiful canon, one of those pieces in which, surely, the composer simply transcribed what was given, and trembled in awe of the hand that was guiding him.”

“The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.”

“Wenn es nicht rockt, ist es für'n Arsch.”

“I had to learn slowly to open the door just a crack to let love in, maybe just a few seconds at a time. We all do. ”

“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”

“Imagination is pure potentiality for creation. We shouldn't submit it to the hourly wages we subject our time at work.”