For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty and it's not what it is for me.

I believe in the old, because it shows us where we come from - where our souls have risen from. And I believe in the new, because it gives us the opportunity to create who we are becoming.

Outside your door, the world is waiting. Inside your heart, a voice is calling. The four corners of the world are watching. So travel, daughter, travel. Go get it, girl.

I really believe in the power of music.

U.S.-China relations doesn't need another lawyer.

I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I have to do with my life.

I've noticed that the more I open up, the more I learn.

I would still describe China as a vast, invigorating puzzle that will never make sense to my western upbringing.

Hogslop is the real deal groovilicious honkin old-time string band. Guaranteed old-time awesomeness with these fellas around!

I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.

I tried to play flute because all the pretty girls played flute.

Fictions are merely frozen dreams, linked images with some semblance of structure. They are not to be trusted, no more than the people who create them.

You're not going to hear me singing songs about Wall Street because I don't know anything about that.

I walk alone in the dark. But the Creator shines a light on my path.

The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And men and women know from birth that in evil is found all sensual delight.

It is sensible to have a safeguard against unemployment.

We have to step up as adults and try to guide our youth.

The Eucharist is a never-ending sacrifice. It is the Sacrament of love, the supreme love, the act of love.

If Trump remains honest and seems like a person who's authentic, he's going to go a long way.

I've been lucky to have a beautiful wife and children. The idea that something so beautiful can be so horrific at the same time. Beauty is a complex thing.

Forcing me to figure out how to provide for myself was probably one of the best things my parents ever did for me.