“You do not compose in spite of your rules. You think through them, the way water thinks t…” “Silence before a note is not empty. It is the whole argument, waiting to be made.” “The form you choose is not your cage. It is your spine.” “Do not grieve over what has passed, and do not be overjoyed by what has come to you.” Luqman “Silence is wisdom, yet few practice it.” Luqman