Art is form struggling to wake from the nightmare of nature.

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably ritualized, always tends toward decadence.

The artist who does not feel completely satisfied by elegant lines, by harmonious colors, and by a beautiful succession of chords does not understand the art of music.

The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the electorate - which is why Mitt Romney's political fortunes are steadily being resurrected from the grave.

There is nothing more difficult than talking about music.

One must practice slowly, then more slowly, and finally slowly.

Women's studies is a comfy, chummy morass of unchallenged groupthink . It is, with rare exception, totally unscholarly. Academic feminists have silenced men and dissenting women.

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

I have fallen into an abyss. I live in a world so curious, so strange. Of the dream that was my life, this is my nightmare.

Rule of art: Cant kills creativity!

Are you on our side...and want to be different, or are you on that side and want to throw a football at my head!?

The presence of hundreds of books had finally convinced Hermione that what they were doing was right.

I don't wish power, only art -art and passion.

Many dogs grow up without rules or boundaries. They need exercise, discipline and affection in that order.

I am never going to sound like Johnny Mathis.

If you believe that you have nothing to fight for, that just means the people in power, and the people with money, can sneak anything into your life. Everything can be taken away from you.

No one touches me when I write my story, unless I hire you to or I allow you to.

Purity of life is the highest and truest art.

The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.

Take hope from the heart of man, and you make him a beast of prey.