You have to reject one expression of the human condition before you get to the music.

Our intention is to affirm this life, not to bring order out of chaos nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply to wake up to the very life we're living.

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

外国人不需要中国人，中国人也不需要外国人，在这一点上，我任何时候都是和义和团站在起的。义和团是爱国者。他们爱自己的国家胜过爱别的民族的国家。我祝愿他们成功。义和团主张把我们赶出他们的国家。我也是义和团。因为我也主张把他们赶出我们国家。

"The power of literature lies in its ability to make us feel less alone."