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Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.

Igor Stravinsky

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My music is best understood by children and animals.
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My childhood was a period of waiting for the moment when I could send everyone and everything connected with it to hell.
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Invention presupposes imagination but should not be confused with it.
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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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All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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The one true comment on a piece of music is another piece of music.
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Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
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