You Think It, I'll Say It: Ten scorching stories of self-deception by the Sunday Times bestselling author

I had no idea, of course, that of all the feelings of my youth that would pass, it was this one, of an abundance of time so great as to routinely be unfillable, that would vanish with the least ceremony.

The link is to Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman playing the Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta.

while we aren’t friends, she reminds me of a neighbor or cousin; we didn’t exactly choose each other, but we are ineluctably part of each other’s lives.

Indeed, though I’ve failed at various times on various fronts, I’ve often thought that the bulk of my professional achievements have rested on two equally unsexy strengths: I am always willing to do my homework, and I am always willing to listen.

Jason said, “‘Television is a medium because it’s neither rare nor well-done.’ Isn’t that how that saying goes?”