Donal Henahan

It will never be mistaken for a high school gymnasium or a meeting room in a Midwestern motel.

Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of prose artists.

It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg.

If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it.

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales.