Music is essentially useless, as life is.
Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his.
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.
I went up the stairs cautiously, not able to use my hands.