A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book?

The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth.

Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.

When you decide - follow it up with action as spontaneously as possible if not sooner because the quicker you reciprocate with the decision the sooner you shall see results.

Never judge a person until you've walked a mile in their busted up shoes and haven't had any money for medication for two weeks.

The ultimate Consciousness is always present everywhere. It is beyond space and time, with not before or after. It is undeniable and obvious. So what can be said about it?

In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose-a productive purpose.

even though the dead are beyond our touch, they remain fully dimensional, fully capable of affecting our decisions and quandaries.

As a writer, you explore all kinds of different emotions.

We live in such constant nearness to the abyss of past time that the moment is endlessly sucked into.

Oh, God. What was happening to her, she was turning into a normal person.

What I learned with Cecil Taylor was strategy and survival and how to resist temptations and resist getting discouraged.

The purpose of politics is to give people tools to make the most of their lives.