I knew the alphabet. Maybe I could be a writer.

As Lao Tzu says, "The Tao that can be named is not the true Tao".

An extraordinary writer....It is the vastness of Nick Tosches’ heart that makes it possible to reveal the darkness.

I think Mozart, like you, is an example of someone who has the gods moving through him, and his religion was creation.

All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter.

But I knew that someday I was going to die. And just before I died two things would happen; Number 1: I would regret my entire life. Number 2: I would want to live my life over again.

...and he just sat back and stared at the tube, almost interested in what was happening, trying to find the ability to believe in that lie so he could believe the one within.