Laws had a bad habit of being ignored or abrogated when societal push came to totalitarian shove.

As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction

It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.

The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer

Words are the only bullets in truth's bandolier. And poets are the snipers.

If everyone could understand the working of a psychopath's mind, we undoubtedly would be closer to insanity ourselves.

Nobody gets beyond a petroleum economy. Not while there's petroleum there.

Seduction... was both a science and art - a blend of skill, discipline, proximity, and opportunity. Mostly proximity.

Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become.

History viewed from the inside is always a dark, digestive mess, far different from the easily recognizable cow viewed from afar by historians.

The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.

I'm tired of being set upon by crazed Christians one minute and unbridled libertines the next. Girls, I'm going camping.

Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind.

God cherises praises, admires thanksgiving and embraces prayer .

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what interests you and that you can do well and put your whole soul into it-every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.

I'm a person that if I'm hooked with something then I know nothing besides that.

I try to be as intentional as possible.

Our children must be offered an education up to par with thier potential-and equal to the needs of the Twenty-first century.

It is not always wise to appear singular.

Creating music and just having someone's art directs the way you think about life subconsciously.