Giacomo Puccini

Art is a kind of illness.

The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken.