“I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part.”

“I don't play accurately--any one can play accurately--but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.”

“Some part of me knew that I could play this part well, or better than well. But I was almost afraid to play it. The line between stage and life was so fragile here that I felt a risk of losing myself somehow.”

“Fine, you fun-vampire. I’ll take my scroll over here and play by myself. (Kat)Fun-vampire? What is that? (Sin)That would be you sucking all the fun out of life. (Kat)You have the most interesting terms for things. (Sin)Yes, but notice mine are creative, unlike the so stellarly named Rod of Time. (Kat)”

“It was a wonderful life. To have a stage play right in this room, with real people acting real parts.”

“I have forced myself to begin writing when I've been utterly exhausted, when I've felt my soul as thin as a playing card…and somehow the activity of writing changes everything.”