Classical music thinks in centuries, not four-year terms.
Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990.
It might seem difficult to separate my artist and my writing career, but for me, it's just music.
I try to see the lightness of life, and that comes from having a hard time growing up.
I think the likes of Alex Scott and Rachel Brown-Finnis have been unbelievable in terms of the punditry they do.
In my opinion, the most wonderful thing you can do in your life is to forgive someone whom you can't forgive.
I am small. I was always small. But only physically.
Taxes are nice in Florida.
I've always loved opera; it never occurred to me that I would write a proper libretto.
What I write about in my novels is also what's in my life.
I don't work with a lot of preparation. I think very well on my feet, and I'm very good when the pressure is on.
I love kids. I think I'm a child at heart.
We have got to change our ethics and our financial system and our whole way of understanding the world. It has to be a world in which people live rather than die a sustainable world. It could be great.
I am a mortician who tells you that you don't necessarily need a mortician.
Frailty, thy name is woman!
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A man is known by his friends.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A poor workman always blames his tools.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A swarm in may is worth a load of hay; a swarm in june is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in july is not worth a fly.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
