Anything you can aquire is only another thing you'll lose.

The truth is . . . you think what people want you to think.

I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some blind, random disaster or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of knowing what will most likely wait for him down the road. He's taken some control over his ultimate fate, and his addiction keeps the cause of his death from being a total surprise.

My books are more about people experimenting with different identities and social models in a short-term way before they can break through to something authentic.

Stop trying to control everything and just let go! LET GO!

At this rate, we'll never get to the future.

The old rule about how a thing of beauty is a joy forever, in my experience, even the most beauteous thing is only a joy for about three hours, tops. After that, she'll want to tell you all about her childhood traumas. Part of meeting these jail girls is it's so sweet to look at your watch and know she'll be behind bars in half an hour.