I don't think about music in terms of competition. I just try to make the best music I can.

I believe in the power of storytelling.

Writers are the engineers of the soul.

富家子弟因求官位而倾家荡产，贪污的官吏因贪财而失职守。

译文：有一种忠心被人视为愚行，就是“愚忠”，也有一种孝行被人视为愚行，那是“愚孝”，由此可知，“忠”，“孝”两个字，太过聪明的人是做不来的。同样地，仁和义的行为中，也有虚伪的“假仁”和“假义”，由此可以知道，在一般人所说的仁义之士中，不见得没有奸险狡诈的人。

We believe that architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

The most powerful works are those that challenge our perception of reality.