There is no pattern the human mind can devise that does not exist already within the bounds of nature...Everything we do, see, write, notate, all are an echo of the deep seams of the universe. Music is the invisible world made visible through sound.

There comes always a moment when the desire to act, however ill the cause, is stronger than the wish to listen.

We are who we are, be­cause of those we choose to love and be­cause of those who love us.

One cannot always marry the person one loves.

Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they never do.

I really like people and I keep friendships. I have people from all parts of my life.

Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for.