In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.
Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.
I cannot give a single concert at which I do not play one piece after the other in an agony of terror because my memory threatens to fail me. This fear torments me for days beforehand.
I try to eat in a way that makes me feel good. If that means a little bite of chocolate I do that but I try not to use food as a reward for myself.