People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It’s like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.

法律的存在是一回事；其优劣是另一回事。

诗的本质不在于词语，而在于词语之间的沉默。

我们的人生如同被讲述的故事一样度过。

Architecture must resist the purely functional; it must transcend mere utility.

The poet’s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name.

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

"The city is a character in itself, with its own moods and mysteries."