You must aim high, not in what you are going to do at some future date, but in what you are going to make yourself do to-day. Otherwise, working is just a waste of time.
— Degas
Evening Practice
The keys are cool beneath my hands,
the room is still, the hour late.
Each note a question softly asked,
each pause an answer learned to wait.
the room is still, the hour late.
Each note a question softly asked,
each pause an answer learned to wait.
Written after a long night in the practice room. Sometimes the music teaches you more about patience than any book can.
The Music of What Happens
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
— Steve Jobs