The past is not dead, it is not even past.

我认为美来自内心。它不是你可以放在脸上的东西。它是你必须从内心感受到的东西。

做黑人很酷，直到做黑人变得很难。

我们必须通过文学来理解我们的历史。

I don't chase records, records chase me.

我本质上不是一个政治人物。我不认为作家是，或者应该是政治人物。

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

I think it's important to take risks and to challenge yourself. That's how you grow as an artist and as a person.

The purpose of music is to sober and quiet the mind, thus making it susceptible to divine influences.