Favorite Quotes

“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”

— Toni Morrison, Beloved

“Learn for the sake of learning.”

— Edward Baluyet, about getting through high school English (and beyond)

“Interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art.”

— Susan Sontag

“The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible.”

— Allan Kaprow

“Practice, practice, practice!”

— Joseph Rutkowski, on what orchestra students should be doing outside of Room 218

“Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.”

— John Cage

“To be is to do — Socrates
To do is to be — Sartre
Do be do be do — Sinatra”

— Kurt Vonnegut