I was overlooked long before anyone knew who I was.

I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.

We used to get on planes, and they'd ask who we were, and we'd say, 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet', and they'd say, 'Who?' In later years they'd say, 'Oh', which amounts to the same thing.