"Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows."

"I walk every day, and I look at the mountains and the fields and the small city, and I say: 'Oh my God, what a blessing.' Then you realise it's important to put it in a context beyond this woman, this man, this city, this country, this universe."

"You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it."

"The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions."

"I like a lot of different kinds of music. I like strong projects, big music."

"People do dismiss ambient music, don't they? They call it 'easy listening,' as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to."

"Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally goodness is always the product of some art."

"The world's most famous and popular language is music."