Ned Rorem Quotes

Artists by definition innocent don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back.

Sooner or later you've heard all your best friends have to say. Then comes the tolerance of real love.

Perfection is no more a requisite to art than to heroes.

Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.

Classic means standard as opposed to Romantic: form before meaning as opposed to meaning before form. It grows from inside out while Romantic grows from outside in.