Every masterpiece is just dirt and ash put together in some perfect way.

Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions.

The bad news is we don't have any control. The good news is we can't make any mistakes.

There are a lot of things we don't want to know about the people we love.

It's because we're so trapped in our culture, in the being of being human on this planet with the brains we have, and the same two arms and legs everybody has. We're so trapped that any way we could imagine to escape would be just another part of the trap. Anything we want, we're trained to want.

Didn't I realize that each of us is a sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness?

Tyler's words coming out of my mouth. I used to be such a nice person.