And in fact, I think one of the best guides to telling you who you are, and I think children use it all the time for this purpose, is fantasy.

Goodness is nothing in the furnace of art.

I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their champion. I am their patron saint.

And in fact, I think one of the best guides to telling you who you are, and I think children use it all the time for this purpose, is fantasy.

I was an accomplice in my own frustration.

It's an extraordinary thing about Mozart is that you never tire of him... he never bores me, and he doesn't... not only bore me, that's too strong a word.

All I ever wanted was to sing to God. He gave me that longing and then made me mute.