Charles Ives

The fabric of existence weaves itself whole.

Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness to a perfect truth.

One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife.

I think dissonance in music makes you think. It isn't, 'Oh, that's a pretty melody I can whistle.' You have to sit down and listen to tell it apart from other things.

Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.