I like the present. I'm always interested in new ideas, and what's happening. I'm not nostalgic.

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

what I remember is the silence in spite of the noise. In my head it might just as well have been a snowy day in the country.

My secret is that I need God—that I am sick and can no longer make it alone. I need God to help me give, because I no longer seem to be capable of giving; to help me be kind, as I no longer seem capable of kindness; to help me love, as I seem beyond being able to love.

And in your new lives you'll have to live entirely for that one sensation-that of imminent truth. And you're going to have to holler for it, steal for it, beg for it-and you're never to stop asking questions about it twenty-four hours a day, the rest of your life.

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about things. The world was built for about two million people foraging for roots and grubs.

Society indeed conspires to keep you ball and chained.