“We are the sum total of the decisions we have made.”

“You know how creative people are, we have to try everything until we find our niche.”

“You cannot hinder someone’s free will, that’s the first law of the Universe, no matter what the decision.”

“... an artist should paint from the heart, and not always what people expect. Predictability often leads to the dullest work, in my opinion, and we have been bored stiff long enough I think.”

“... love for our neighbours does not die the minute we enter heaven, it intensifies.”

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”

“Having considered Handel's tumultuous opera career and his first term at Covent Garden in the 1730s, perhaps we may dare to suggest he was one of the foremost pioneers in establishing autonomy within the traditional system of music patronage, notwithstanding his efforts to become an independent impressario often proved disappointing.”