There were lots of things to stop and see-and then it was time to go, always time to go.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.

He didn't look like a soldier at all. He looked like a filthy flamingo.

Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.

Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back.

About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.

We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.

Some of the smartest people I know are metal fans.

God is liberal of color; so should man be.

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they are possessed with an image of what they ought to be.

Architecture is the thoughtful making of space

Widen your consciousness to the dimension of the earth and you will have a place for everything.

Your presence is a miracle.

If you wanna look good and not be bummy, girl you better give me that money Aooow...

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.

People no longer know how to apologize, which is particularly noticeable among athletes, politicians, and entertainment figures.