"Trying to decide whether to major in psychology or art history, I had gone to his office to see what he thought. He squinted and lowered his head. 'Is this a hard choice for you?' he demanded. Yes! I cried. 'Oh,' he said, springing back up cheerfully. 'In that case, it doesn't matter. If it's a hard decision, then there's always lots to be said on both sides, so either choice is likely to be good in its way. Hard choices are always unimportant.'"
- Adam Gopnik, "Music to your ears: The quest for 3-D recording and other mysteries of sound", 28 January 2013 The New Yorker
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