「In this world, only the fit survive. The weak get crushed like insects.」
「David, my boy. It's a terrible thing to hate your father. You know, life is cruel, but... but music... music, it will always... always be your friend. Everything else will let you down. In the end, everything, believe me, everything. Don't hate me. Life is cruel. But you have... you have to... you have to survive. You have to survive. No one... will love you like me. You can't trust anyone. But I will always... be there. I will always be with you. Forever and ever.」
「Your hands must form the unbreakable habit of playing the notes, so that you can forget all about them and let it come from here. The heart... that's where it comes from.」
「You must play as if there's no tomorrow.」
「No one will love you like me. No one... like me.」