Respectable people do not write music or make love as a career.

I am a composer in search of oblivion; and I'm always slightly ashamed to admit that I compose.

Music is a pastime, a relaxation from more serious occupations.

Have you decided how great you want to be? It’s really up to you. Greatness is a choice.

Life can be more human and less tragic

Be willing to walk with God.

If home isn't a place, what is it?''A feeling.

He who would be happy should stay at home.

I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position I'd have done the same.

I don't think interviewing people is any different than normal communication. The only thing is that it has these boundaries set upon it as to what the conversation is about.

I think that there is a role for food to be art; and when food is art, it can have drama, it can have spectacle, it can be theatrical. It can be this amazing experience.

I do love writing prose interspersed with the poetry of other people. Their rhythms break into my prose and create a connection.

Retail is selling things that don't come back to customers who do.