Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are still alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.

My hobby is silence.

Numb the dark and you numb the light.

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

The darkness has it's own light.

I exist as I am, that is enough.

Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Unless one's philosophy is all-inclusive, nothing can be understood.

My life as a professional musician is a joyless exercise in futility.