“A truly great piano is one that enables you to convey deep emotion”

“Music is the poetry of the air.”

“From the moment you are born and you take your first breath, you begin to die.”

“If [you're asked] what you think, tell. If you have a preference, voice it. If you have a question, ask it. If you want to cry, bawl. If you need help, raise your hand and jump up and down.”

“To talk about paintings is not only difficult but perhaps pointless too. You can only express in words what words are capable of expressing-- what language can communicate. Painting has nothing to do with that.”

“I believe that art has a kind of rightness, as in music, when we hear whether or not a note is false”

“Every story has a beginning and an end. What lies between those two points is the journey.”