“I'm learning to play piano. And also the musical saw.”
Rachel Trachtenburg (1993) American musician
On learning to play new instruments ( Teen Vogue http://www.slideshowplayers.com/press/Teenvogue_feb07.html)
“What would you give someone who likes to play the piano?”
“A piano.”
“Simon.”
“A really huge metronome that could also double as a weapon?”
— Cassandra Clare, book City of Heavenly Fire
Source: City of Heavenly Fire
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“Simon.”
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