I find my thoughts, increasingly, not on the supernatural or spiritual but on what is meant by living a good and worthwhile life—achieving a sense of peace within oneself.

I feel a sudden clear focus and perspective. There is no time for anything inessential. I must focus on myself, my work, and my friends.

I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant feeling is one of gratitude.

Out here in Amish. Smokin big doinks in Amish. Gang.

the mighty main sea is the begetter of clouds and winds and rivers.

All goals apart from the means are illusions; becoming is a denial of being.

My wife went to a beauty parlor and got a mudpack; for two days she looked nice, then the mud fell off.

As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun.

I know you pretty well." "Better than anyone I think." I smiled. Her compliment was like a gift itself, only more precious than anything that could be bought.

And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem.

The stage can be defined as a place where Shakespeare murdered Hamlet and a great many Hamlets murdered Shakespeare.

It was not always easy because I was always an individual and found it difficult to be one of a group.

People like that don't need a reason apart from "because I can". They have a nightmare and try to make it happen.