- “All art is concerned with coming into being.” Aristotle
- Vivaldi Concerto in D Major for 2 violins and 2 cellos (RV 564) Especially II. Largo.
- “Just as the nature of briars / is to tear flesh, / I have proceeded through them. / Keep the briars out / they say. / You cannot live / and keep free of / briars.” William Carlos Williams.
Bonnie McClellan-Broussard 