“Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.”
Ned Rorem“The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own.”
Ned Rorem“Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.”
Ned Rorem“Classic means standard as opposed to Romantic: form before meaning as opposed to meaning before form. It grows from inside out while Romantic grows from outside in.”
Ned Rorem“Artists by definition innocent don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back.”
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