Artists, by definition innocent, don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back.
Minor artists borrow, great ones steal.
Love is a mystery which, when solved, evaporates. The same holds for music.
There are no fascinating people, only their works are fascinating.
The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own.
Greatness is not the effect of which inspiration is the cause. We are all inspired, but we are all not great.