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It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. True. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg.

— Donal Henahan

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We all invent ourselves as we go along, and a great man's myths about himself merely tend to stick better than most.

Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of prose artists.

On the subject of wild mushrooms it is easy to tell who is an expert and who is not: The expert is the one who is still alive.

Christina Petrowska ... has fingers that work like chrome‐plated pistons, and her highseated position, with elbows well above the keyboard level, let her bring pulverizing power to bear.

The sad truth is that the human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose.

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