I am not bothered by the silence. For all the noise I make with my friends, I am still not comfortable talking about my feelings in front of others - especially not classmates.

He found himself thinking about his childhood."Why do you drink so much, Maestro?""This is not a music question.""Are you sad, Maestro?""Again, not a music question.""I am sad sometimes, Maestro.""Practice more. Speak less. You'll be happier.""Yes, Maestro."Everyone joins a band in this life.Sometimes, they are the wrong ones.

Do you prefer Mitch? Or is Mitchell better?'.. .. Mitch, I say. Mitch is what my friends called me. 'Well, Mitch it is then,' Morrie says, as if closing a deal. 'And, Mitch?' Yes? 'I hope one day you will think of me as your friend.

Strangers," the Blue Man said, "are just family yo have yet to come to know.