I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each as it comes, and I leave it as it goes.
我不定义任何东西。不是美，不是爱国主义。我接受它来的样子，我离开它走的样子。
I used to walk down the street like I was a star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.
【译文】 孔子说：“富和贵，人人向往，不以正当的方法得到的，不要享受；贫和贱，人人厌恶，不以正当方法摆脱的，不要逃避。君子扔掉了仁爱之心，怎么算君子？君子时刻不会违反仁道，紧急时如此，颠沛时如此。”
"Every word is a world in itself, a universe of meaning."
我写作既是为了理解，也是为了被理解。
I'm not interested in making work that's easily digestible.
第一次与巴尔蒂人喝茶，你是陌生人；第二次，你是尊贵的客人；第三次，你成为家人。
A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope.
The true poet is the one who inspires.