It's Not The Gods But Our Own

I Certainly Think Its Very Important That Writers As Citizens - Not Necessarily As Writers, But Just As Ordinary Citizens - Should Talk About Things That Matter To Them.

In A Painting, You Can't Make Out Whether The Artist Painted The Left Eye Before The Right Eye. In Chinese Calligraphy, You Can See The Progression Of The Artist's Stroke.

I Think It's Possible To Be Multi-rooted, Rather Like A Banyan Tree, Without Being Deracinated.

Quietly They Moved Down The Calm And Sacred River That Had Come Down To Earth So That Its Waters Might Flow Over The Ashes Of Those Long Dead, And That Would Continue To Flow Long After The Human Race Had, Through Hatred And Knowledge, Burned Itself Out.

Good Music Is Good Music, But It Has To Be Good.