Many people are aware that we are in peril and that there is no trustworthy leadership.

Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.

I have fought and kicked and fasted and prayed and cursed and cried myself to the point of existing.

The earth is for joy, and dancing is a big part of that. And you dance with nature. Nature is always dancing. If you're not harassing it and killing it and mutilating it, nature is dancing. That's what the leaves are doing when the wind blows through them. We live in a magical wonderful universe. And just spoil it while thinking we can at some point go to heaven or some other planet.

Poetry, I have discovered, is always unexpected and always as faithful and honest as dreams.

You don't need organized religion to connect with the universe. Often a church is the only place you can go to find peace and quiet... But it shouldn't be confused with connecting with one's spirit.

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.