Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up.
It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think.
The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.

