森林不属于我们——我们属于森林，我们的责任是保护它。
The forest does not belong to us—we belong to the forest, and our duty is to protect it.
凡是陽性必刚强，刚强一定光明，光明则容易了解。凡是陰性必柔弱，柔弱一定陰暗，陰暗则难以预测。
A writer’s life is a life of interruptions.
A building should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.
在布基纳法索，我们有句谚语："一棵树需要时间生长。"好的建筑也需要时间。
Every time we teach a child something, we keep him from inventing it himself.
我的目标是创作出经得起时间考验的音乐。