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I wonder if memory is true, and I know that it cannot be, but that one lives by memory nevertheless and not by truth.

Igor Stravinsky

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Silence, which will save from shame, will also deprive me of fame.
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Nothing is likely about masterpieces, least of all whether there will be any.
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Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
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I take no pride in my artistic talents; they are God-given and I see absolutely no reason to become puffed up over something that one has received.
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