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""“Most of the time, people are too uncomfortable with negativity and pain for honest answers." The book has such a charming, conversational tone to it - loving the main character so far too (plus the glimpses of Paris are A+).
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""“Most of the time, people are too uncomfortable with negativity and pain for honest answers." The book has such a charming, conversational tone to it - loving the main character so far too (plus the glimpses of Paris are A+).
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Sep 22, 2022 03:41AM
“To stand on stage means to have arrogance. Faith! You must believe in it."
"In what?"
"In the audience. If you succeed, they will love you like never before. If you fail, the audience will hate you at first. But," he lifted his index finger, "they will still love you because you had the courage to sacrifice yourself for art. Respect, you see. If you play from fear," he shrugged, "you have lost them before you have even begun.”
― Breaking Measures
"In what?"
"In the audience. If you succeed, they will love you like never before. If you fail, the audience will hate you at first. But," he lifted his index finger, "they will still love you because you had the courage to sacrifice yourself for art. Respect, you see. If you play from fear," he shrugged, "you have lost them before you have even begun.”
― Breaking Measures
“So, do you have to send The Piano Man the secret code word to come down?”
“Did you just call Josh The Piano Man?”
“Well, I thought we should have a code name for him in case anyone’s listening when we talk about you, and your mom said he plays the piano.”
― Crossing the Ice
“Did you just call Josh The Piano Man?”
“Well, I thought we should have a code name for him in case anyone’s listening when we talk about you, and your mom said he plays the piano.”
― Crossing the Ice
“These dreams are almost like reentering a part in a book that was dog-eared, continuing right where I left off the last time I awoke.”
― The Dreamer
― The Dreamer
“The piano entered the story, bringing a new voice to the narrative. Her fingers brushed the keys, her heart straining to find satisfaction in the harmonic shifts and subtle colorings.
It wasn't there.
Leila closed her eyes, tried new ways of speaking a phrase - holding back, pushing forward, adding an unexpected accent, waiting a breath before the harmonic resolution.
But she couldn't find it.
She pushed the music forward with frantic exhilaration, dragging the orchestra behind her.
René shot her a warning look.
Leila drove hard, demanding they follow, viciously attacking the finale as she searched for what eluded her.
But when the last chord exploded, ringing with a rage composed of love and longing, Leila felt nothing but a drained emptiness.
It was as if the reins keeping her in control, in the carefully constructed environment where she'd always created music, had snapped and broken away.
Everything had felt just beyond reach. The notes had danced before her but she'd been unable to grasp them, to own and mold them into what she wanted to say.
"Brava!"
Leila blinked.
People stood, flooding the hall with a deluge of approval for her sacrifice on stage.”
― Breaking Measures
It wasn't there.
Leila closed her eyes, tried new ways of speaking a phrase - holding back, pushing forward, adding an unexpected accent, waiting a breath before the harmonic resolution.
But she couldn't find it.
She pushed the music forward with frantic exhilaration, dragging the orchestra behind her.
René shot her a warning look.
Leila drove hard, demanding they follow, viciously attacking the finale as she searched for what eluded her.
But when the last chord exploded, ringing with a rage composed of love and longing, Leila felt nothing but a drained emptiness.
It was as if the reins keeping her in control, in the carefully constructed environment where she'd always created music, had snapped and broken away.
Everything had felt just beyond reach. The notes had danced before her but she'd been unable to grasp them, to own and mold them into what she wanted to say.
"Brava!"
Leila blinked.
People stood, flooding the hall with a deluge of approval for her sacrifice on stage.”
― Breaking Measures
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