"‘Sound imposes a narrative on you, and it’s always someone else’s narrative.’"

"When fishing for happiness, catch and release"

"See good in everything and in everyone. But love only a few fiercely and determinately. Make them heroes. Find patterns among them. Stage hypothetical conversations, debates, between them. Have inspiration outside what you do. The way you do anything is the way you do everything. And if you want to be pushed, have heroes in anything, everywhere."

"When we talk about improvised music, it’s improvised not just in the sense that I’m choosing what notes to play, but I’m also choosing everything about it and putting it together because it’s what we have.” -Vijay Iyer"

"The greater love is a mother’s; then comes a dog’s; then a sweetheart’s. -Polish Proverb"