May 2012
2 posts
Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the...
– Joan Didion on self-respect, a must-read. (via explore-blog)
AUSTIN KLEON: On Regina Spektor's “gift of small... →
austinkleon:
There’s a piece in the NYTimes today about how Spektor’s “shortcomings as a classical pianist turned her into a songwriter.” Spektor has very small hands, and while studying classical piano, “scores had to be rearranged, her left hand taking on part of the role of the left.” After a while, it…