“No legitimate business man ever got started on the road to permanent success by any other means than that of hard, intelligent work, coupled with an earned credit, plus character.”

“Writing to me is like being addicted to heroin… it’s hard and its mean, but you just can’t stop.”

“Only those with a conscience can find an action unconscionable.”

“If you work with love and intelligence, you develop a kind of armour against people's opinions, just because of the sincerity of your love for nature and art. Nature is also severe and, to put it that way, hard, but never deceives and always helps you to move forward.”

“any right is always coupled with a responsibility”

“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”

“How sad that I felt more of a connection to a fictional character than to a guy in real life.”