To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.

文学是对人类境况的探索。

My life is like my music, full of improvisation and change.

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

I write songs not for awards but because I love it.

所有的经典都说到，为了获得解脱，人应该让心智安静；所以它们的最终教导就是心智应该被安静下来；一旦理解了这一点，就不需要没完没了地阅读经典了。