Do you remember? Do you remember the world before the dark? Do you remember the world with mothers and fathers and stillness that did not feel like death?

Do you remember? Do you remember the world before the poison?

Imagine trying to live without air.Now imagine something worse.

Getting rid of the drugs doesn’t get rid of all the other ways you learned to deal with the world. It’s not that easy.

But people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain the understanding of a Buddha without using the mind.

A poet has a sacred duty. He has to hear unsung songs and see unseen beauty.

I felt as though I were snorting cocaine, or rappelling down a cliffside, or cliffsurfing off a cliff of pure cocaine.

Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness.

There is such a thing as a national conscience, and it can be touched.

If my life is not crazy and complicated, then something's wrong. I'm happiest when it is, and the fact of the matter is, it's what keeps me fresh.

There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.

The existence of God is infinite love itself.

I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.'

It was me, Austin. It was me all along, Austin!