One thing that happens at the speed of light is that people lose their goals in life. Violence, both physical and spiritual, is a seeking of identity and the meaningful… The less identity, the more violence. My past made me what I am right now, not hard as a diamond, but strong enough to fight my own battle. I live in the present moment; I’ve stopped missing Venezuela, not to miss New York, the flowers in spring, the chocolate, Whitman or Picasso… The present is always invisible because it’s environmental; the environment can’t be perceptible, simply because it saturates the whole field of attention. I am a free person, and I need my freedom; my heart and soul feel ablaze. When I have something to say, I say it; when I have something to give, I give it. I do not consider myself a religious person in the usual sense, but there is a religious aspect in my sensitivity. The sensitiveness in all areas gives me a feeling of unity with my surroundings.

Happiness is not a representation of reason but imagination.