Deborah

“At the keyboard the body must be in such a state that it will always respond to the commands of the mind. This is best accomplished through controlled relaxation.”
― Charles Cooke, Playing the Piano for Pleasure: The Classic Guide to Improving Skills Through Practice and Discipline

“Being kind toward everything alive. Staying level and steady. Feeling happy for any creature anywhere that is happy. And remembering that any suffering is also yours.”
― Richard Powers, Bewilderment