Art is a kind of mining," he said. "The artist a variety of prospector searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the earth.

Racism is a destructive and artificially-manufactured element in the collective human psyche designed to fragment the natural desire of human beings to know and love one another

Longing for something that you once had is a mistake because the pictures in your mind are never the same as whatever it is you are longing for.

Art is a kind of mining," he said. "The artist a variety of prospector searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the earth.

Get drunk, Austin, have a love affair. It would be a tragedy to die and discover that you hadn't completely used up your body.