“Artists by definition innocent don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back.”

“Classic means standard as opposed to Romantic: form before meaning as opposed to meaning before form. It grows from inside out while Romantic grows from outside in.”

“Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.”

“Perfection is no more a requisite to art than to heroes.”

“The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own.”

“Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin.”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”