That's the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will question you. If one believes there is truth in art – and I do – then it's troubling how similar the skill of performing is to lying. Maybe lying is itself a kind of art. I think about that more than I should.


Seraphina (ed. Random House Books for Young Readers, 2012) - ISBN: 9780375896583

Rachel Hartman Quotes

That's the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will question you....

That's the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will question you....

That's the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will question you....

That's the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will question you....