There is a craft and a power in listening.

I don't know what the effective ratio would be, but I've always had some sort of intuition that for every hour you spend in the company of other human beings, you need "x" number of hours alone. Now, what "x" represents I don't really know; it might be two and seven-eighths or seven and two-eighths, but it is a substantial ratio.

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

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.

A record is a concert without halls and a museum whose curator is the owner.

I don't approve of people who watch television, but I am one of them.