All political power comes from the barrel of either guns, pussy, or opium pipes, and people seem to like it that way.

There is nothing worse than a man in the throws of an ether bender.

I feel trapped if I know I can't kill myself at anytime

I find that by putting things in writing I can understand them and see them a little more objectively. ... For words are merely tools and if you use the right ones you can actually put even your life in order, if you don't lie to yourself and use the wrong words.

The car suddenly veered off the road and we came to a sliding halt in the gravel. I was hurled against the dashboard. My attorney was slumped over the wheel. “What’s wrong?” I yelled. “We can’t stop here. This is bat country!

You can’t play city rules when you live in a jungle.

I went to the Democratic Convention as a journalist, and returned a cold-blooded revolutionary.