To Contradict, Even In Little Matters, Is

It Is In The Prime Of Youth That Man Sinks Into Empty Phrases And Grimaces. It's In This Smithy That Our Maturity Is Forged.

The Difference Between Western And Eastern Intellectuals Is That The Former Have Not Been Kicked In The Ass Enough.

To Me, Art Almost Always Speaks More Forcefully When It Appears In An Imperfect, Accidental, And Fragmentary Way, Somehow Just Signaling Its Presence, Allowing One To Feel It Through The Ineptitude Of The Interpretation. I Prefer The Chopin That Reaches Me In The Street From An Open Window To The Chopin Served In Great Style From The Concert Stage.

To Contradict, Even In Little Matters, Is The Supreme Necessity Of Art Today.

A Universal Style Is One That Knows How To Embrace Lovingly Those Not Quite Developed.