There are two kinds of loss of hope, one is the feeling when your pulse slows down and you are going to die, and there's nothing else left. The other loss of hope is when you're living in a country which becomes insecure, and you don't know what the future is. That's existential.

I think communication starts when words are not present at all ... I think we put so much emphasis on language, actually silence is so much more important.

Once, Picasso was asked what his paintings meant. He said, “Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway.” So, sometimes with art, it is important just to look.

When you have so much pain, you think you will lose consciousness. If you say to yourself, ‘So what, lose consciousness,’ the pain goes away.

Because we never stop silently loving those who we once loved out loud

The most revolutionary ideas are not sellable, but only mind-changing.

All my inspiration comes from life. That's how it never stops, in a way.