I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted it to sound like a dry martini.

We used to get on planes, and they'd ask who we were, and we'd say, 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet', and they'd say, 'Who?' In later years they'd say, 'Oh', which amounts to the same thing.

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.

I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.

I felt a responsibility to all other newsletter publishers.

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.