Her technique was not perfect. Here and there he heard an off-pitch note, and her run of sixteenths was uneven. But her attack was fierce, her bow digging into the strings with such confidence that even her mistakes sounded intentional, every note played without apology.

Tess Gerritsen
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Her technique was not perfect. Here and there he heard an off-pitch note, and her run of sixteenths was uneven. But her attack was fierce, her bow digging into the strings with such confidence that even her mistakes sounded intentional, every note played without apology. She played the notes she wanted to play without cutting herself short to protect her ego or fear of failure.

She played the notes she wanted to play without thinking about how they might sound or how they would be viewed by others. She played the notes she wanted to play because these were the notes that were in her heart, not because others told her what they should be.

Source: Playing With Fire

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