she's in the middle

Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love.

The mind —- is not the heart.
I may yet live, as I know others live,
To wish in vain to let go with the mind —-
Of cares, at night, to sleep; but nothing tells me
That I need learn to let go with the heart.

The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life’s plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life.

To hold, you must first open your hand. Let go.

Music can be all things to all persons. It is like a great dynamic sun in the center of a solar system which sends out its rays and inspiration in every direction…. Music makes us feel that the heavens open and a divine voice calls. Something in our souls responds and understands.