You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way.
More Quotes by Virgil Thomson
I look at you and I write down what I hear.
Let your mind alone, and see what happens.
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.
In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.
I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.
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.