” I cannot live without books.”  Thomas Jefferson

“To be an artist is to arrive at some sort of resolution of the mind and matter struggle. It’s a yea to the proposition that there are ideal human values lasting beyond one’s own mortal limits, and that it is a necessary part of being human to seek, enjoy and transmit these values. To be an artist is not the privilege of a few but the necessity of us all.”   Robert Shaw, Letter to Collegiate Chorale, November 5, 1953

A great book should leave you with many experiences and slightly exhausted at the end. You should live several lives while reading it. William Styron

For the creator, there is no poverty and no indifferent place.  Rainier Marie Rilke