Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not. Virgil Thomson Read Quote
I’ve never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. Virgil Thomson Read Quote
Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It’s nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing. Virgil Thomson Read Quote
In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise. Virgil Thomson Read Quote
I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good. Virgil Thomson Read Quote
