Quotes from Excess of Being

Lera Auerbach ·  474 pages

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“A coward is a servant of his fears.
A hero enslaves his fears.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being


“Realized dreams often turn into nightmares.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being


“There are only
two types of composers:
composing composers
and decomposing composers.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being


“Conflict occurs
when two pasts step
on the toes of the present.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being


“To come up with one great sentence, one needs to serve a life sentence.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being



“Death defines life. I'd rather stay undefined.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being


“I need a whole other life not to let this one go to waste.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being


“I have inflammation of the imagination.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being


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About the author

Lera Auerbach
Born place: Russian Federation
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