“Understanding is simple. Knowing is complicated.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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