High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society.

We should decriminalize all drugs. The assumptions on which our drug policies are based are flawed.

My critique of how we deal with drugs in society is just that - that we use these anecdotes to apply to everyone and the anecdotes are not representative.

I am glad that people are trying to have a rational conversation about drugs.

Writing in a nuanced way, getting at all the details in a way that remains interesting for the reader, is very difficult.

We need to continuously put pressure on politicians to do more, because they are happy just to do nothing—it’s easier to do nothing.

I don't want to be on the bandwagon of dogging any president or anybody in positions where they have all these different constituencies.

I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.

The nationalist regrets the change

This was an important part of my life. But it was also sad that we didn't play there, cause we had such alot of fans that were waiting for us and Brazilians are great people. It's now my second home.

One of the things I find most exciting is talking with people who are working with my work. Who are using it in some way with their life to address everyday politics of meaning.

I needed sleep. Big squishy bunches of it. Soon.

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce

Behind every writer stands a very large bookshelf.

I've never been the guy who's like, 'I take it home with me.'

Our best years are only ahead of us, so we got to continue to keep pushing.