Intelligence is silence, truth is being invisible. But what a racket I make in declaring this.

To see itself through, music must have idea or magic. ... Music with neither dies young though rich.

Greatness is not the effect of which inspiration is the cause. We are all inspired, but we are all not great.

Anyone can be gay - it's no accomplishment - but only I can be me.

To start writing about your life is, from one standpoint, to stop living it. You must avoid adventures today so as to make time for registering those of yesterday.

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist.

Minor artists borrow, great ones steal.