“As a writer, the most important thing for me is to continue to write, no matter where I am.” Quote by Bei Dao
“Writing is the thing that sustains me and keeps me going. It is a form of self-preservation for me.” WritingSelfFormPreservationSelf Preservation Author:Bei Dao
“I don't think of writing my poems for China or for the world. I mainly think of a small audience of friends and people I know. I am writing for that small group. They are not necessarily going to be able to read it, but that's what I have in mind when I write.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldWritingMindAbleAudienceGroupsChinaSmall Groups Author:Bei Dao
“Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” IfsWorldHappensLyingPeaceMusicThis WorldChangedMusicianMusic IsGuitarFake PeopleGreat MusicGuitaristInspirational MusicPower Of MusicMusic SoulMusic LifeWorld MusicBlues MusicFamous MusicianMusic Is LifeOld MusicGuitar MusicMusic ArtistPassion For MusicMusic Is My Passion Author:Jimi Hendrix
“On the one hand poetry is useless. It can't change the world materially. On the other hand it is a basic part of human existence. It came into the world when humans did. It's what makes human beings human.” WorldHumansHandsHuman BeingsExistenceUselessChanging The WorldPoetry IsBeing HumanCan't ChangeHuman Existence Author:Bei Dao
“Being a poet in the States is quite different from being one in China, because in the States poetry depends on the universities for its support. They finance the poets and help them get published. That isn't so in China. But overall it is the same. You can't change society with poetry.” DifferentStatesHelpingSupportPoetDependsUniversityChinaFinanceCan't Change Author:Bei Dao
“I'd be lying if I said I went into any project with any premeditated ideas of what's gonna happen or what's gonna be perceived as a result of it. I just kinda work on autopilot and then, when it's done, it's done and I have more of an internal sense of when that is. And then I leave it up to the audience to decide if one's better than the other.” IfsSaidIdeasDoneHappensLyingResultsAudienceProjectsInternalsAutopilot Author:Devin Townsend
“The point is that only one thing matters in this world, to prepare oneself for death. One can try to be as comfortable as possible until one dies... Because being comfortable does not have any meaning either. It just does not. Everything is only a big meaninglessness that one must bear.” WorldTryingDoeMatterBigsDiesOne ThingThis WorldBearsComfortableOneselfMeaninglessness Author:Odd Nerdrum
“One talks much more about the evil than about the good. That is a paradox. We should only talk about the good to lighten up our existence. Chase anxiousness/fear away for a moment before it sneaks back in again to our life.” ShouldMomentsEvilExistenceOur LivesParadoxSneak Author:Odd Nerdrum
“I have always been astonished by hate. Revenge and hate. That is such strange human elements. I have seen a lot of that in my life. I am just as surprised each time. By revenge and hate.” HumansHateStrangeElementsRevenge Author:Odd Nerdrum
“The world somehow is always the same. The only thing that can improve is the individual life. One can live a good life. One can give life a meaning. Either by drinking oneself to death or by painting oneself to death or by loving oneself to death.” WorldLoveLifeGivingDeathIndividualPaintingDrinkingOneselfImprovementPainterLive LifeGood LifeIndividual LifeLive Life Happy Author:Odd Nerdrum
