The Older The Violin, The Sweeter The

Mystery Is Underrated, And Understanding Is Overrated.

Backward Is Just Not A Natural Direction For Americans To Look - Historical Ignorance Remains A National Characteristic.

Maybe You Can Make Art Out Of Unredeemed Pain, But Only If You're A Genius -- Dostoyevsky Perhaps.

I Make My Share Of Mistakes, But One I Never Make Is To Underestimate The Power Of Things. People Imbued From Childhood With The Myth Of The Primacy Of Feeling Seldom Like To Admit They Really Want Things As Much As They Might Want Love, But My Career Has Convinced Me That Plenty Of Them Do. And Some Want Things A Lot Worse Than They Want Love.

When Augustus Came Out On The Porch The Blue Pigs Were Eating A Rattlesnake—not A Very Big One. It Had Probably Just Been Crawling Around Looking For Shade When It Ran Into The Pigs. They Were Having A Fine Tug-of-war With It, And Its Rattling Days Were Over.