I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.

I’m tired of doing what I don’t want to do to live the way I don’t want to live.

The rich can buy everything but health, virtue, friendship, wit, good looks, love, pride, intelligence, grace, and, if you need it, happiness.

The extreme clarity of the desert light is equaled by the extreme individuation of desert life forms. Love flowers best in openness and freedom.

The best argument for Christianity is the Gregorian chant. Listening to that music, one can believe anything -- while the music lasts.

Girls: I never wanted them all. Just all the ones I wanted.

Democracy -- rule by the people -- sounds like a fine thing; we should try it sometime in America.