There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity.

في شبابنا نريد أن نغير العالم .. في شيخوختنا نريد أن نغير الشباب

The world has always gone forward when people have dared to have crazy ideas.

All I want to do is change the world.

Music can't change the world.

Novels give you the opportunity to create a whole world. Because you create people, you make them talk... You decide who they are, whether they live or die. It's the closest thing to feeling like a god that you can come to.