There's a pianist out of Boston who made a beautiful record for the Fresh Sound label called "Sketch Book"; his name is Vardan Ovsepian.

The very fine line between loneliness and solitude, reflection; being alone, always appealed to me when I was a kid.

I've always just tried to be who I am and be honest in terms of what I play. If that reaches a larger group of people, great. If it doesn't - if it remains obscure - that's okay as well.

Romanticism implies nostalgia for damaged goods.

The music itself, I suppose, is the thing that will survive in my memory, happily.

I guess chemistry always changes when you play with someone else.

I'm not much of a storyteller with words!

I'm happy to have the opportunity to record the records I want to - I'm very aware that that's a privilege.

Maybe if we stopped trying to achieve movie standards of greatness, we'd be happy with what we have.

Poetry’s circular fulfillment was so persistent, when I was weak it gave me strength.

Sad hotels existed everywhere, to be sure, but the Dolphin was in a class of its own. The Dolphin Hotel was conceptually sorry. The Dolphin Hotel was tragic.

I swearwe'd lose ourhearts ifthey weren'twith elasticand butterflypinclasped safelyin.

Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.

Every time we had a raid, I'd get a boyfriend out of it.

There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer.

Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.

That's what a conscience is made of, scar tissue ... Little strips and pieces of remorse sewn together year by year until they formed a distinctive pattern, a design for living.

I'm always trying to work on scripts. I'm pretty selective. Sometimes maybe too much because I'm broke .