Figure It Out Quotes

“The poetic line, a grave and timeless portal, requires a very simple password.”
― Wayne Koestenbaum, Figure It Out

“Later I will systemize my impossible subject, but for the moment I want to enjoy a tentative movement between its different chambers. I am not certain which are important and which are extraneous. Nor am I certain whether this topic is one that I have the strength to pursue.”
― Wayne Koestenbaum, Figure It Out

“I demand wisdom from my fingers: at least they must sound human, and not like spoons and forks! The piano, however, is not a human being. It lies halfway between a friend and a rock. More responsive than a rock. More predictable than a friend.”
― Wayne Koestenbaum, Figure It Out