Children of a Lesser God Quotes

“Yes, I’m a terrific teacher : Grow, Sarah, but not too much.
Understand yourself, but not better than I understand you. Be
brave, but not so brave you don’t need me any more. Your silence
frightens me. When I’m in that silence, I hear nothing, I feel like
nothing. I can never pull you into my world of sound any more
than you can open some magic door and bring me into your
silence. I can say that now.”
― Mark Medoff, Children of a Lesser God

“I know you can feel it. But that’s just a small part of it.
You see, music is . . . ( Incredible subject to communicate.)
Music has a . . . ( But he’s going to try.) Music starts with
pitches. [P-i-t-c-h-e-s.] Sounds! High and low. A whole, huge
range of sounds. And each one has its own emotional life. And
then when you combine them and play them together — these two
and these two — it has a whole new life. And then you can play
them on different instruments — trombones, violins, flutes and
drums — The combinations are infinite! And then when you put it
all together, with a beginning, a middle, and an end, it grows into
a ... It transcends mere sound and speaks directly to your
heart — because you hear it! I don’t have the signs that can ... I
can’t explain it, I’m sorry.”
― Mark Medoff, Children of a Lesser God