1.
I had gotten to the point where I was either going to play the violin much better or I was going to break it over my knee.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
2.
When you try to do something you've never done before, you risk falling on your face.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
3.
Composition can't really be taught, it is a lifelong learning.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
4.
All talk of method and style seemed suddenly trivial; I became interested in meaning. I wanted to say something musically about life and living.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
5.
If you're a composer, there's never a moment you're not working.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich