"Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something."

"I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance."

"You say he looks crazy—
That’s only because the music
to which he dances
is not tuned for your ears."