Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.
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Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.
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Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.
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Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.
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The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk. When I came to the house, I held up the instrument before the eyes of the astonished household.
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