Civilization, like an airplane in flight, survives only as it keeps going forward.

All forms of government are pernicious, including good government.

In the world of words, one of my best-loved tribes is the diatribe.

By the age of eighteen, a human has acquired enough joy and heartache to provide the food of reflection for a century.

Jack Kerouac, like a sick refrigerator, worked too hard at keeping cool and died on his mama's lap from alcohol and infantilism.

If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.

Beauty is only skin deep; ugliness goes all the way through.