The oboe sounds like a clarinet with a cold.

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.

Laughter is the closest distance between two people.

Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.

Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.

Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.

A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.

One afternoon, when I was four years old, my father came home, and he found me in the living room in front of a roaring fire, which made him very angry. Because we didn't have a fireplace.

He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.

Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.

I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.

Do not try to be the best, but never forget to try your best.

By concentrating on what I was grateful for, I was able to stave off despair.

The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth.

What is the purpose of memory? Is it a trick to make sure we don't forget who we are by reminding us of who we were?

The seasons tell us, everything in organic life tells us, that there is no holding on; still, we try to do just that. Sometimes, though, we learn the kind of wisdom that celebrates the open hand.

When I start to write something, I suppose I want it to change me, to make me into something not myself.

I have a very solo career. I only write with people that I really adore.

I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating.

When you cannot be deceived by men you will have realised the wisdom of strategy.

Yes, I've never inherited a penny!