What counts in the end is what the government does.

The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum. A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure.

My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable

My mother became much older when I came out (ed's note: of detention). She had problems with her hearing and high blood pressure. But they still support me.

Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.