Ben

“nothing is accomplished by writing a piece of music
nothing is accomplished by hearing a piece of music
nothing is accomplished by playing a piece of music
our ears are now in excellent condition.”
― John Cage, Silence: Lectures and Writings

“Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings

“I have nothing to say
and I am saying it
and that is poetry
as I need it.”
― John Cage

“Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.”
― Samuel Beckett