I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.

How glad I am to be able to roam in the wood and thicket, among trees and flowers and rocks ... in the country, every tree seems to speak to me, saying, "Holy! Holy", in the woods, there is enchantment which expresses all things.

The amount of money one needs is terrifying.

Art demands of us that we shall not stand still.

Life would be flat without music. It is the background to all I do. It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.

I know of no more sacred duty than to rear and educate a child.

The guitar is an orchestra in itself.