“Does it not occur to people that I might be artificial by nature?”

“I did my work slowly, drop by drop. I tore it out of me by pieces.”

“Music, I feel, must be emotional first and intellectual second.”

“The only love affair I have ever had was with music.”

“We should always remember that sensitiveness and emotion constitute the real content of a work of art.”

“Then M. Ravel discussed another idea. That was that in these days of cacophony it might be quite an original idea for the orchestra to start, say, in C major, and then, through a series of discords...”

“Don't Run For Success, Practice Perfection.”

“Spontaneity is great when the opportunity is there, but what I'm really saying is you need to trust yourself. Instead of checking and rechecking your camera and the lighting and everything else, ju...”

“What she aspired to was a kind of delirious perfection. What Lilia wanted was to travel, but not only that; she wanted to be a citizen of everywhere, free-wheeling and capable of instant flight.”

“Listen to your intuition. When you're at a crossroad, the little voice is always talking to you. You just have to pay attention.”

“There is an inner gift that each of us possess as deep insightful knowing, regardless of our circumstances. It isnt as difficult to access this gift as some would make it out to be. It is quiet sim...”

“Surround yourself with 'yay-sayers' not naysayers.”