The divine is always abominable."Houses Under The Sea

Magick may be no more than the willful invocation of awe.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will poke out his eye to fit in.

Every month, the US is spending more on the Iraqi war than it took to reach Saturn and Titan. Mass murder is expensive, and good science is relatively cheap.

Originality is the most deadly mirage in all of art. You can chase it from now until doomsday, and you'll only find yourself lost and dying of thirst.

Normal is a bitter pill that we rail against.

Language is a poor enough means of communication as it is. So we should use all the words we have.

Art should never be a slave to commerce, but for all working artists that's exactly what it must be.

A book may only be judged for what it is, not what you'd like it to be.

Ghosts are those memories that are too strong to be forgotten for good, echoing across the years and refusing to be obliterated by time.

Assassination is almost always unthinkable to moral, thinking men until after a holocaust has come and gone.

Life becomes a dilemma when you are living a purposeless and goalless life

Speak about the love of God and faces light up, but speak of God as a Judge, and our attitudes change.

The more you live by external shoulds, the farther you drift from the power inherent in your own spirit.

Talent is nothing but long patience.

I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.

I'm a rageaholic. I just can't live without rageahol.

Religious Cult: The church down the street from yours.

I grew up in the church, and I feel very strongly about it.

The larger your beloved community, the more you can accomplish in the world.

Focus on execution rather than just the idea.