Mstislav Rostropovich

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was no heat.

Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

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