There are plenty of alcoholics who can be magnificent when drunk: it does not make them any less alcoholic.

Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.

The real questions refuse to be placated. They are the questions asked most frequently and answered most inadequately, the ones that reveal their true natures slowly, reluctantly, most often against your will.

There are plenty of alcoholics who can be magnificent when drunk: it does not make them any less alcoholic.

The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that make your mind start vibrating like a jackhammer, the ones that you 'come to terms with' only to discover that they are still there.

The real trap of fame is its irresistibility.

Words possess primitive mystical incantatory healing powers... Their articulation represents a complete, lived experience.