Do not forsake prayer, for just as the body becomes weak when it is deprived of food, so also the soul when it is deprived of prayer draws nigh to weakness and noetic death.

Always have the fear of God in your heart, and remember that God is always with you, everywhere, whether you are walking or sitting.

Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in a context that absorbs their attention.

We need to remember who the enemy is, and then we need to eat them alive.

Christ, I'm in a Doris Day movie

writers who go outside the lines when they draw pictures of the world are seldom rewarded for their efforts.

When we're born, we want to know why the stars shine. We want to know why the sun rises.

I wasn't taking so many drugs that it was messing up my creative processes. It was a very good period, 1968 - there was a good feeling in the air. It was a very creative period for everyone.

I went out with this girl the other night, she wore this real slinky number...She looked great going down the stairs.

I would argue that religion comes from a desire to get to the questions of, 'Where do we come from?' and 'How shall we live?' And I would say I don't need religion to answer those questions.

Nothing happens for ages, and then all the changes come at once.

My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.