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"I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work."
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"Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding."

"You do not need a boyfriend or a girlfriend to write an emotional poet, because poetry is beyond hooks and holes."

"The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode."

"Music heals all forms of misery."

"The man can neither make, nor retain, one moment of time; it all comes to him by pure gift; he might as well regard the sun and moon as his chattels."

"The business of art lies just in this, -- to make that understood and felt which, in the form of an argument, might be incomprehensible and inaccessible."
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"I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings."

"I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing."

"I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music. I can't imagine myself not playing or singing or writing. It would just drive me crazy if I didn't."

"Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die."

"People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music."

"There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful."

"I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it."

"When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal."
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