While art should never become exclusionary and elitist, any culture which fails to support its artists is only contributing to its own impoverishment. (Beyond Religion, p. 122)

In my more rebellious days I tried to doubt the existence of the sacred, but the universe kept dancing and life kept writing poetry across my life. (Beyond Religion, p. 81)

Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing

I wanted desperately to be part of our pack

If you ask, you shall receive what you desire.

I like the idea of putting your Christmas wish list up and letting people share it.

I have always felt that the only great thing about an interview is the questions that are asked.

Be careful of the ones that always wanna get you high, cause when the time comes, that one'll let you die.

If you cannot accept an external event immediately, then some kind of resistance will come up. And there may be some external events you cannot accept at all.

From a very young age, I was singing and acting and performing for my family.

Most writers flinch at the thought of being completely honest about themselves. So absolute honesty is what marks the true modern.

Other people have talked about chimpanzees being a window into the past, which I suppose is true, in a way.