I am not an atheist but an earthiest. Be true to the earth.

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

In the modern world, all literary art is necessarily political -- especially that which pretends not to be.

Those art lovers who pride themselves mostly on *taste* usually possess no other talent.

One must be reasonable in one's demands on life. For myself, all that I ask is: (1) accurate information; (2) coherent knowledge; (3) deep understanding; (4) infinite loving wisdom; (5) no more kidney stones, please.

Defiance is beautiful. The defiance of power, especially great or overwhelming power, exalts and glorifies the rebel.

When riding my old Harley a ninety per at midnight down the Via Roma in Naples, I kept one consolation firmly in mind: If anything goes wrong, I'll never have time to regret it.