Doris Lessing

Things are not quite so simple always as black and white.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove. I wanted to show them what I could do.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.