"Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile."

The challenge is to make the audience forget they're watching a performance.

An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.