There is a craft and a power in listening.

The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.

Isolation is the indispensable component of human happiness.

One does not play the piano with one's fingers, one plays the piano with one's mind.

u201Che G-minor Symphony consists of eight remarkable measures surrounded by a half-hour of banality.

Whenever one honestly defies a tradition, one becomes, in reality, the more responsible to it.

The purpose of art is the lifelong construction of a state of wonder.

I detest audiences - not in their individual components, but en masse I detest audiences. I think they're a force of evil. It seems to me rule of mob law.

If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing

My moods are inversely related to the clarity of the sky.

The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations.

A novel must show how the world truly is, how characters genuinely think, how events actually occur. A novel should somehow reveal the true source of our actions.

The reason why people do not have price tags is, because life is priceless.

When you put yourself and your interest ahead of the people you intend to serve, it doesn't take long to find out that it's a recipe for disappointment.

The few trees still upright were stripped of their branches, lonely flagpoles without a nation to claim them.

It's not like I feel like I've accomplished nothing, I just have to forget about what I've accomplished and just accomplish more.

There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me.

She heard pa shouting,"Jiminy crickets!It's raining fish-hooks and hammer handles!

So I think rather than being attracted so much now to working with my heroes, I'm sort of more attracted to working with completely unlikely strangers because it's more exciting really.

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.

Tired? I don't think so. I'm in such good shape that I could box even 25 rounds.