First thoughts are the strongest.

who burned cigarette holes in their arms protesting the narcotic tobacco haze of Capitalism

An unnoticed corner of the world suddenly becomes noticed, and when you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it becomes sacred. (On Robert Frank's photography)

When it snows in your nose, you catch cold in your brain.

That's what the shaman said. He didn't know what he was up against. He didn't expect the strength and weight and evil intensity of this spirit, this "entity," as he called it. The same way the priest in an exorcism has to take on the spirit.

My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed.

Night is the wonderful opportunity to take rest, to forgive, to smile, to get ready for all the battles that you have to fight tomorrow.