“Music never goes away. It is always available, but we are not always available to music.”

“Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.”

“Music is the cup that holds the wine of silence. Sound is that cup, but empty. Noise is that cup, but broken.”

“A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.”

“In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is greater even than this. May we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse.”

“Beginner's luck is great for beginners.”

“Me and a book is a party. Me and a book and a cup of coffee is an orgy.”