And this is the way a novel gets written, in ignorance, fear, sorrow, madness, and a kind of psychotic happiness as an incubator for the wonders being born.

Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.

Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

Put down the pen someone else gave you. No one ever drafted a life worth living on borrowed ink.

I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted.

He had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars.

Everything is ecstasy inside. We just don't know it because of our thinking-minds. But in our true blissful essence of mind [it] is known that everything is alright forever and forever and forever.

It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings something to hang their peculiar beatnik theories on.

Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don't be sorry.

You can't teach the old maestro a new tune.

My artwork isn't evolving, it's deconstructing, and I don't know why.

Sometimes you gotta take a break from all the noise to appreciate the beauty of silence.

No matter how long we wait, God’s promise shall be fulfilled.

God will not go forth with that man who marches in his own strength

Silence is sometimes the best answer

Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals. Preferably big ones.

My pen is an artery, my heart is a fountain

A Patriot is someone who stands for his country always, and for his government when it is deserved.

Making "bad people" seem human is the key to making them really scary.

Be thankful for your loved ones and tell them you love them.