Composing for the prepared piano is not a criticism of the instrument. I'm only being practical.

Try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.

The emotions - love, mirth, the heroic, wonder, tranquility, fear, anger, sorrow, disgust - are in the audience.

The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.

I like being moved. I don't like being pushed.

I remember loving sound before I ever took a music lesson. And so we make our lives by what we love.

People who aren't artists often feel that artists are inspired. But if you work at your art you don't have time to be inspired.