I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever$$$ treacherous adversary$$$ how well I know. It has no decency$$$ respects no law or convention$$$ shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot$$$ which it finds with unnerving ease. It begins in your mind$$$ always ... so you must fight hard to express it. You must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it.
Misery loves company$$$ and madness calls it forth.
The presence of God is the finest of rewards.
When you've suffered a great deal in life$$$ each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.
You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.
The best musicians know this music isn't about "schools" at all. Like my father says$$$ "There's only one school$$$ the school of 'Can you play'?"
Life is opinion.
A person's worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
Any place you love is the world to you.
What fire does not destroy$$$ it hardens.