Many is the mirage I chased. Always I was overreaching myself. The oftener I touched reality, the harder I bounced back to the world of illusion, which is the name for everyday life.

Everyman, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths.

We don't trust our five senses; we rely on our critics and educators, all of whom are failures in the realm of creation.

Begin this moment, wherever you find yourself, and take no thought of the morrow. Look not to Russia, China, India, not to Washington, not to the adjoining county, city or state, but to your immediate surroundings. Forget Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed and all the others. Do your part to the best of your ability, regardless of the consequences. Above all, do not wait for the next man to follow suit.

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?'

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American way of looking at things.

I see myself forever and ever as the ridiculous man, the lonely soul, the wanderer, the restless frustrated artist, the man in love with love, always in search of the absolute, always seeking the unattainable