[A conductor's] happiness does not come from only his own story and his joy of the music. The joy is about enabling other people's stories to be heard at the same time.

Whatever you do in life, there's content and form; only those two put together create special meaning of a great work of art or great interpretation of music or a great story that you tell.

Creativity in all forms of life, from arts to business to domestic situations, depends on our ability to recognize and explore gaps

To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.-Albus Dumbledore to Harry Potter, page 299

I always wanted to be a writer, and I always wrote something – stories, poetry, articles, newsletters, letters. Most writers can't help themselves! It's a compulsion.

Being together does not always mean happy.

I went through a struggle, and I really needed to get myself together and connect with my purpose, which is music.

When You Weren’t Looking The child became a woman, though she wasn’t ready to. Don’t ask how or why. Those questions are not important ones. Can’t you see you didn’t care enough to notice?

So the characters that I choose, I like to make sure that they have depth and that they have some sort of bite. It's more fun.

I’m a child of the universe, I have lived in almost all continents.

I have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure.

One thing I like about getting older is things, your spectrum widens, your capacity for compassion widens.

Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.