我并非天生失明，12岁时才失去视力。所以我见过这个世界，知道事物的模样。当我歌唱爱与痛苦、欢乐与悲伤时，我知道自己在唱什么。
I was not born blind, I became blind at the age of 12. So I have seen the world and I know what things look like. When I sing about love and pain, joy and sadness, I know what I'm singing about.
有两种自由——一种虚伪的自由，一个人可以为所欲为；一种真正的自由，一个人可以为所应为。
You have to believe in the reality of the world and the reality of the people in it.
所有人都是不朽的，但那些没有受教育的人是以一种更低级和不令人羡慕的方式不朽。