I was shocked at college to see one hundred of my classmates in the library all reading copies of the same book. Instead of doing as they did, I went into the stacks and read the first book written by an author whose name began with Z. I received the highest grade in the class. That convinced me that the institution was not being run correctly. I left.

When we separate music from life we get is art.

Where does beauty begin? Where does it end? Where it ends is where the artist begins.

Art's purpose is to sober and quiet the mind so that it is in accord with what happens.

All I know about method is that when I am not working I sometimes think I know something, but when I am working, it is quite clear I know nothing.

Look at everything. Don't close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what there is to see.

Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.