"The Muse is mute when public men Applaud a modern throne."

“The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.”

“In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer.”

“I love London. I love England. We were out in the countryside and I had the time of my life”

“Beliefs are the determinants of what one experiences. There are no external 'causes.'”

“Surely the hold of great music on the listener is precisely this: that the listener is made whole; and at the same time part of an image of infinite grace and grandeur which is creation.”

“Whoever you are, no matter what social position you have, rich or poor, always show great strength and determination, and always do everything with much love and deep faith in God. One day you will reach your goal.”

Source : "Ayrton Senna's Message". Interview (1991) for documentry "A Star Named Ayrton Senna", www.youtube.com. February 16, 1998.

“My mum always says work goes in waves: you have a good spell and then it dips.”

Source : "Hoult... who goes there?". Interview with Alice Fisher, www.theguardian.com. January 30, 2010.

“Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.”