"After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed and mourning over tragedies that were not my own."

“It's so bizarre, I'm not scared of snakes or spiders. But I'm scared of butterflies. There is something eerie about them. Something weird!”

“There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness and terror involved in this kind of madness... It will never end, for madness carves its own reality.”

“Where is the book in which the teacher can read about what teaching is? The children themselves are this book. We should not learn to teach out of any book other than the one lying open before us and consisting of the children themselves.”

Source : Rudolf Steiner, Roberto Trostli (1998). “Rhythms of Learning: What Waldorf Education Offers Children, Parents & Teachers”, p.44, SteinerBooks

“The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.”

“I always believe leaders are readers, so you've got to read 30 minutes a day of something that's going to inspire you.”

“And telling you I care about you is a waste of time. I wouldn't have crossed the ocean, come out of hiding, tracked you down, if you didn't matter to me.”

Source : Anne Stuart (2005). “Black Ice”, Mira Books

“Why does anybody want to be famous? You know what's important to me? Having lunch! Pasta! Seeing my friends! Is that so crazy?”

“I've always been a liberal and I've always had strong socialist leanings.”