Rome is not outside me, but inside me.. Her feverish sweetness, her tragic countryside, her own beauty and harmony, all these are mine, for my thought and my work.

When I know your soul, I will paint your eyes.

With one eye you are looking at the outside world, while with the other you are looking within yourself.

What I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but rather the unconscious, the mystery of the instinctive in the human race.

It is your duty in life to save your dream.

Happiness is an angel with a serious face

What I look for is neither reality nor unreality but the subconscious, the instinctive mystery of the human race.

The function of art is to struggle against obligation.

I want to be a tuneswept fiddle string that feels the master melody, and snaps.

You are not alive unless you know you are living.

If life’s pen passion is ink!

Every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character.

If I never shed a tear or wondered what happened to someone I actually loved, what makes you believe I'd think twice about you, someone I never even cared for?

Get off that damn chair and pull yourself together. You're supposed to be an ageless creature of chaos and all I'm getting right now is sulking city boy.

The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.

It's more my own thing if I do instrumentals, but I also do really love collaborating with vocalists, so it's a good balance.

Scientists under all forms of government must be able to participate fully in international efforts.

I, like many people, am constantly on my phone.

Show me a man who fishes in winter, and I'll show you a fanatic. Actually, I'll get the better of the deal, because for sheer spectacle a fanatic doesn't hold a candle to a man who fishes in winter

I sometimes get caught up in the big goals...That aren't really the ultimate goal, which is to be happy for what you have.