“My interest in making music has been to create something that does not exist that I would like to listen to.” – Brian Eno
Author Archives: Izzat Zailan
Reading During Hard Times
“Live in the books for a while, learn from them what seems to be worth learning, but above all love them.” – Rilke
The Joy in Listening Closely
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” – Aldous Huxley
Reading List
November 2020
Finding Your Own Voice
“Distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity.” – Jonah Lehrer
Lessons From My Teacher
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
Learning From Dystopian Literature
“If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.” – Cormac McCarthy
There’s Still Beauty Around Us
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains.” – Anne Frank
Never Skimp Out on Market Research
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.” – Henry Ford
Reading List
October 2020
