The sorcerer is a Simple Realist: the world is real--but then so must consciousness be real since its effects are so tangible.

The dullard finds even wine tasteless, while the sorcerer is intoxicated by the mere sight of water.

Ten minutes in a video store should convince any impartial observer that we live in a police state of consciousness, far more pervasive than the Nazis.

If rulers refuse to consider poems as crimes, then someone must commit crimes that serve the function of poetry, or texts that possess the resonance of terrorism.

Nature has no Laws — only habits.

Art tells gorgeous lies that come true.

Sorcery: the systematic cultivation of enhanced consciousness or non-ordinary awareness & its deployment in the world of deeds & objects to bring about desired results.

To say that 'I will not be free till all humans (or all sentient creatures) are free' is simply to cave in to a kind of nirvana-stupor, to abdicate our humanity, to define ourselves as losers.

In short, it occurred to me that perhaps the only possible avant garde is the avant garden.

Words belong to those who use them only till someone else steals them back.

the dullard sees no eros in fine champagne; the sorcerer can fall intoxicated on a glass of water

But little Carlos's most important defense was not his good punch but rather the beginnings of a great education.

Do not allow the opinions of others to oppress you.

One thing I believe that's a key to success is celebrate your surroundings.

It doesn't matter if the Republican or the Democratic candidate wins the governorship [of Hawaii]. Either one is already in the kingdom.

It is the acceptance of death that has finally allowed me to choose life.

A conservative, a liberal, and a moderate walk into a bar. The bartender says, 'Hi, Mitt.'

We need economic growth in Europe and we need to find a solution for the excessive interest rates that are making it difficult for many countries to get their own debt under control.

I am ready for love but I'm not desperately seeking it.

President Reagan is a rhetorical roundheels, as befits a politician seeking empathy with his audience.

Push on, friend. You're just one exciting step from the banquet hall of life.