Quotes from Excess of Being

“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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