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

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.

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

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.

Though I knew how this failure would hurt you, I had to fold like a grey moth and let go.You could not believe I was more than your echo.

Then I thought, "No, I broke it myself. I broke it on purpose to pay myself back for being such a heel.

...I'm not in control and without a firm spot, like Archimedes I can't move the world - let alone your heart..

You can never regret anything you do in life. You kind of have to learn the lesson from whatever the experience is and take it with you on your journey forward.

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to.

I love Thanksgiving. In Canada, we don't really have a lot of history with Thanksgiving, and it's a holiday devoted to food, and that warms the cockles of my being.

If you are on an honest journey to find yourself, you'll find God.

The road does not always bring out the best in people.

Darkness is your candle. Your boundaries are your quest.