I probably have not killed anyone in America because I write, I've maintained good controls over myself by writing.

And I cried… for all of the women who stretched their bodies for civilizations, only to find ruins.

... in order to be a true revolutionary, you must understand love. Love, sacrifice, and death.

The words loved me and I loved them in return.

I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer my view of the world becomes.

...I write to keep in contact with our ancestors and to spread truth to people.

What I'm trying to do is to tell young people that I teach them how to breathe before I teach the haiku. That one breath, that one breath, because the haiku keeps you alive. It keeps you going. If you learn how to breath the haiku, you learn how to breathe. If you learn how to breathe, you're much healthier.