Young men should prove theorems, old men should write books.
The sound of the orchestra is one of the most magnificent musical sounds that has ever existed.
The Spiral Gallery may happen, too. It is not dependent on government funding.
I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late start without me.
People realize this man knows what the hell's going on and nobody else does.
I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.
To snap my fingers and let it go away. Even if it takes the 3,000th hit with it, just let it all go away.
He who looks in the crystal ball ends up eating glass... They're way, way close.
I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child.
But mostly, it's a book about my relationship with my father.
Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making.
A great deal of pressure was then built up to remove me from the club and my resignation was, finally, a forced one.
This is the operative statement. The others are inoperative.
People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of maintaining and furthering that power.
Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.
The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.
I didn't want to get attached to one guitar; I didn't want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable.
Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had.
Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.
Writers and travelers are mesmerized alike by knowing of their destinations.