What does it matter how one comes by the truth so long as one pounces upon it and lives by it?

Hell is probably quite similar to most Paris bistros ... a bit overheated, somewhat too crowded, and a little too noisy for my tastes. The waiters will surely treat you rudely and the cashiers will always add a few extra francs to your bill but ... and this is the important part ... the food will be marvelous.

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life.

The poem is the dream made flesh, in a two-fold sense: as work of art, and as life, which is a work of art.

For a metaphysical treat stop at the Big Sur Inn, which is also a haven for stray cats and dogs. Life along the South Coast is just a bed of roses, with a few thorns and nettles interspersed.

Every man is working out his destiny in his own way and nobody can be of any help except by being kind, generous, and patient.

Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is that. He dared to imagine everything.