because good-looking people are so often cows.
“The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world; it will accept those whom breeding and intellect and culture have alike rejected.”
― A Room with a View
― A Room with a View
“The pat on the back becomes more important than the music or the skating. One part of us becomes ever more committed to earning the pat on the back, while another subversive part—that we try to ignore—kicks and screams and resists the teacher’s authority. This is the part that gives us all kinds of excuses for not practicing.”
― A Soprano on Her Head: Right-side-up reflections on life and other performances
― A Soprano on Her Head: Right-side-up reflections on life and other performances
“the fact is that the only difference between a rut and a grave is about five feet.”
― Downsizing Your Life for Freedom Flexibility and Financial Peace
― Downsizing Your Life for Freedom Flexibility and Financial Peace
“My dear child, you can give it a long name if you like, but I'm an old-fashioned woman and I call it mother-wit, and it's so rare for a man to have it that if he does you write a book about him and call him Sherlock Holmes.”
― Clouds of Witness
― Clouds of Witness
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