The purpose of art is the lifelong construction of a state of wonder.

The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.

Isolation is the indispensable component of human happiness.

One does not play the piano with one's fingers, one plays the piano with one's mind.

There is a craft and a power in listening.

u201Che G-minor Symphony consists of eight remarkable measures surrounded by a half-hour of banality.

Whenever one honestly defies a tradition, one becomes, in reality, the more responsible to it.

I detest audiences - not in their individual components, but en masse I detest audiences. I think they're a force of evil. It seems to me rule of mob law.

If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing

My moods are inversely related to the clarity of the sky.

The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations.

Let me feel how thy pulses beat.

I always thought eating was a ridiculous activity anyway. I'd get out of it myself if I could, though you've got to do it to stay alive, they tell me.

The past is fantasy, and the future is science fiction.

Love is not all you need – you will also need food, clothes and a roof over your heads. Silly, but so true.

Being a positive person doesn't mean you never have negative thoughts. It just means you don't allow them space to take root and grow to control your life.

Deep inside of us we all know there is someone we were meant to be.

I stuck my finger in his belly buttonand squiggled it around.“Belly button rape!

A fool and his money are soon elected.

Didn't I promise I'd always look after you and keep you from harm?

Certain things should be yours to have when you work your way to the top.