"What I'm dealing with is so vast and great that it can't be called the truth. It's above the truth."

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“I've kind of codified certain things for myself, rhythmic patterns and mechanical ways of using the bow to create layers of rhythm. What I'm trying to do is to create a complete piece of music on one instrument.”
“You can't expect to draw people into your life who are kind, confident, and generous if you're thinking and acting in cruel, weak, and selfish ways. You must be what it is that you're seeking- that is, you need to put forth what you want to attract.”
“At home I can become lazy and if a Welsh word is really long, I just replace it with English.”
“Perpetually is the servant either the recipient of a blessing from Allaah, in which case he is need of gratitude; or he is the perpetrator of sin, in which case he is in need of repentance; he is always moving from one blessing to another and is always is in need of repentance.”
“Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster.”
“Achievement; the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.”
“Fashion's been really good to me. It financed Patti Smith: Dream of Life.”
“Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.”

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