The greatest requirement placed on fallen humanity was not one of responsibility but one of relationship. (The Lonesome God)

Self-identity is about content not the container that carry the identity, contextual value and not a solo island. It is about conception and not just a birth process.

The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.

I've got the long hair and kind of androgynous look. It's love-hate; it's sexy, but not sexy. So it's either you get it or you don't.

When you're playing festivals, you only get a half-hour. It's like a meat market. You don't get to be artistic. You don't get to play music. It's called a showcase for a reason.

We're so structured and micromanaged, this isn't a world anymore, it's a damn cruise ship.

And why do English people sound smarter than the rest of us? Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting?

We built [socialistic society] for the sake of real personal liberty, liberty without quotation marks.

Trust only him who doubts.

I wear my Peggy Fleming T-shirt when I go to sleep every night before I compete, and for the past four years, it's brought me incredible good luck.

When I feel hurt, I fully experience my emotions (and don't make them anyone else's problem!). Then I question my thoughts, examining my belief system and meeting the reality of life.