Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God.

The Fourteenth Book is entitled, "What can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?" It doesn't take long to read The Fourteenth Book. It consists of one word and a period. This is it: "Nothing.

Pretend to be good always and even God will be fooled.

No matter how wonderful a sentence is, if it doesn't add new and useful information, it should be removed.

There is this feeling that I have a destiny far away from the shallow and preposterous posing that is our life.

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

But he is tired. He puts the pistol to his head again. He says, “I never asked to be born in the first place.