The most valuable practice aid is patience.

Failing to remember is the primary reason for most performers' poor practising habits.

It is the height of professionalism to be able to make an ordinary piece of music sound good. When playing routine melodic studies the player must treat them as if they are musical value.

The underlying aim of practice . .is to create certainty through the development of high-quality listening.

Good listening is always the first step in the process that creates technique and capability

As soon as effective listening takes place, the ear identifies what needs to be done and guides the techniques search for a solution

. . when the initial excitement of playing starts to evaporate, good habits are needed to sustain the learning process.

Sound is not simply what we hear or play, but equally a feeling in the body

We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.

There is no sin that will be left unpunished.

I find it flattering to be compared to Tige

All earth's full rivers can not fillThe sea that drinking thirsteth still.

There's something beautifully soothing about a fact — even (or perhaps especially) if we're not sure what it means.

It's not that I don't like pants, I just choose not to wear them some days.

You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed.

You,” she murmured, using both hands to undo his belt, “are the sexiest man I have ever met.” He made her think bad thoughts simply by breathing.

There would be no advantage to be gained by sowing a field of wheat if the harvest did not return more than was sown.

I would not give up a lot of what I know about my heritage. I would not give up knowing where I came from, the good parts and the bad parts.