Ralph Ransom

Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.

Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

I don't write constantly; it's two serials and a novel a year.

Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.