"I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves, children who have absolutely nothing but their courage and their smiles, their wits and their dreams."

"I had to say to myself, Don't write the music. Let the music write itself."

"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."

"I don't want to open my mouth or speak anymore, because everything I say becomes scandalous. It wears you out."

"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness."

"Never rush an emotion; everything in life has a rhythm, it is the pauses and silences that speak the truth."