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

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!

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

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

XXIV. And kneeling at the edge of the transparent sea I shall shape for myself a new heart from salt and mud

Gods can only keep their promises in books

We can retreat and retreat and let ourselves get backed into corners forever. Or we can go out and meet the enemy at the time and place we choose. Not them.

My father watched football with the sound off because he lived in fear of hearing the voice of Howard Cosell.

By now, you've probably caught on to something: my mother is always standing by with just the right Scripture or inspirational saying to get me through any tough situation.

To have your music used on television and in movies, that's our way of getting it across to people. We're not on the radio all the time. It's the only way to get your music heard.

There are certainly a lot of things that still need to change when it comes to women in the workforce.

Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path

In an evolutionary perspective, the rational mind takes a certain distance and no further, & we must be able to transcend it.

Love is the victim's response to the rapist.