“… don't read anything except what destroys the insulation between yourself and your experience…”

“Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose.”

“Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't.”

“Scarcely anything in literature is worth a damn except what is written between the lines.”

“The Ultimate Rule ought to be: 'If it sounds GOOD to you, it's bitchin'; if it sounds BAD to YOU, it's shitty. The more your musical experience, the easier it is to define for yourself what you like and what you don't like.”

“What do you mean, 'you don't need to buy it'? You don't need to do anything, except pay taxes and die.”

“I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between.”

“Better to work for yourself alone. You do as you like and follow your own ideas, you admire yourself and please yourself: isn’t that the main thing? And then the public is so stupid. Besides, who reads? And what do they read? And what do they admire?”

“Reading is important - read between the lines. Don't swallow everything.”

“To become successful in anything, you need to first of all love what you do and have a strong passion for it. You also need to build up your skills, read widely, study your craft, and keep on setting bigger targets for yourself.”