We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place.

On sorrow floats laughter.

[To be an artist,] this desire to conquer all with images.

Today I know that all things are watching, that nothing goes unseen, that even wallpaper has a better memory than human beings.

...I remain restless and dissatisfied; what I knot with my right hand, I undo with my left, what my left hand creates, my right fist shatters

It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn.

I have heard my fill of hurtful words. I think it's especially egregious when citizens like me, who point out abuses in their country, are referred to as 'do-gooders.' This is how a phrase that can be used to stop an argument dead becomes part of common usage.