• One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.

    Stephen Sondheim: One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.
    "Maestro of Broadway". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. July 5, 2005.