Magic Lessons from Non-Magicians, V1

“Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.”
Edgar Degas

“If you think that something small cannot make a difference, try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.”
Unknown

“Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance.”
Stanley Schmidt

“If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterwards.”
Joe Pass

“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
Ray Bradbury

“Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.”
Igor Stravinsky

“The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof shit detector.”
Ernest Hemingway

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
Helen Keller

“Play the music, not the instrument.”
Unknown

“A gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you’re not enough without it, you’ll never be enough with it.”
Irv Blitzer