I don’t need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don’t excite me. I’m just glad I have the ability to make a difference.

I believe that poetry is a way to express the inexpressible.

When I’m painting, I’m not thinking about anything. I’m just painting.

我们都是破碎的，这就是光进入的方式。

Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above the price of rubies.