“Nathaniel is not a mentally ill musician, as I have been referring to him, but a musician with mental illness. It's a subtle but significant difference, recognizing the person before the illness.” — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
“Nathaniel is not a mentally ill musician, as I have been referring to him, but a musician with mental illness. It's a subtle but significant difference, recognizing the person before the condition.” — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
It is possible to cause seemingly biochemical changes through human emotional involvement. You literally have changed his chemistry by being his friend. — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
Without a mission and a sense of whom you write for, you aren't worth reading. — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
“Your violin has only two strings,” I say. “You’re missing the other two.” Yes, he says. He’s well aware. “All I want to do… — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
Love is mental illness going in and mental illness coming out. In between, you do a lot of laundry. — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
Titled players appeared to be trotting out game after game in which the same old hoary opening sequences, memorized out to fifteen, twenty, or… — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
It's more interesting to be out in the world. than to see it reflected in the mirror. — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
“Nathaniel is not a mentally ill musician, as I have been referring to him, but a musician with mental illness. It's a subtle but… — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
.. a friend is someone who inspires, who challenges, who sends you in search of some truer sense of yourself.. — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
“Nathaniel is not a mentally ill musician, as I have been referring to him, but a musician with mental illness. It's a subtle but… — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
“Learning how to play an instrument has always been near the top of my to-do list, but what are the chances now? There's little… — Steve Lopez Copy Share Image
