Once I turned pro, so to speak, I put away childish things forever.

Mozart died too late rather than too soon.

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.

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

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

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.

There is a craft and a power in listening.