Music with dinner is an insult, both to the cook and the violinist.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.

We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.

And, in the end The love you take is equal to the love you make.

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

To play without passion is inexcusable!

We're not trying to change the world; just music.

Critics are the men who have failed in literature and art.

Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

I think another thing is that we don't really want exclusivity. We accept that it is in the artist's interest to be on sale in every place where they sell music.

The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.

Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.