Let reason alone decide.

You must learn all things, both the unshaken heart of persuasive truth, and the opinions of mortals in which there is no true warranty.

Give me the power to produce fever and I’ll cure all disease.

Change is an illusion.

There is one story left, one road: that it is. And on this road there are very many signs that, being, is uncreated and imperishable, whole, unique, unwavering, and complete.

Being alone is and nothing is altogether not.

It is indifferent to me where I am to begin, for there shall I return again.

Gaze steadfastly at things which, though far away, are yet present to the mind.

Every thing is of the nature of no thing.

Give me a chance to create a fever and I will cure any disease.

Never will this prevail, that the things that are not are — bar your thought from this road of inquiry.

When no one is looking, I swallow deserts and cloudsand chew on mountainsknowing they are sweet bones!When no one is lookingand I want to kiss God, I just lift my own hand to my mouth.

I know writers have to be crazy. But more than that that, they have to get made and stay mad. If things don't make a writer mad, he'll end up writing Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottantail.

You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.

I once visited a village of primitive people.At village, I felt time and life moved slower.

Given a fair chance, human beings can govern themselves, and govern themselves better

[Raul Castro] is one of the most amazing human beings I've ever met.

What's swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don't have to ask anybody if that's good music or not. You can always feel it.

I wasn't playing mind games with anybody, I just said what I said. I am responsible for it, but I wish everybody would fall asleep for that one and let me go out there and do my thing.

My major allegiance has been to storytelling, not to history.

Do you want to change the world? Then change yourself first. Do you want to change yourself? Then remain completely silent inside the silence-sea.