The desperate things seem to require attention, the lovely things seem to elicit celebration. If I had to choose, I would go to the awful in the hope that doing something could yield a happier result.

Deviants are sacrificed to increase group solidarity

A sense of duty imprisons you.

If you are an artist and you are honest, you are never good enough.

Ensure that your life stays in flux.

Alienation produces eccentrics or revolutionaries.

Usually going places makes me feel optimistic. And I'm a hillbilly, so heading to the countryside made sense a number of ways.