Smart people understand that there is no such thing as paranoia. It is just another mask for ignorance.

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.

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

This is the way life goes in Big Sur. Waiting for the mail, watching the sea-lions in the surf or the freighters on the horizon, sitting in the tubs at Hot Springs, once in a while a bit of drink - and, most of the time, working at what ever it is that you came here to work on, whether it be painting, writing, gardening or the simple art of living your own life.

He could shake your hand and stab you in the back at the same time.

Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love and not getting arrested.

There is an ancient Celtic axiom that says 'Good people drink good beer.' Which is true, then as now. Just look around you in any public barroom and you will quickly see: Bad people drink bad beer. Think about it.