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- Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. — Gustav Mahler
- To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make. — Truman Capote
- You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't. — Branford Marsalis
- If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station? — Branford Marsalis
- I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point? — Branford Marsalis