When you come from a war-torn country, you have a different perspective on life.
"我不是女权主义者,我是人文主义者。"
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
I believe that one can write a great opera with real characters, real emotions, and real situations.
To love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive - to grief, sorrow, and disappointment as well as to joy, fulfillment, and an intensity of consciousness we did not know was possible before.