It takes courage to do what you want. Other people have a lot of plans for you... Follow your bliss.

One great thing about growing old is that nothing is going to lead to anything. Everything is of the moment.

The creative act is not hanging on, but yielding to a new creative movement. Awe is what moves us forward.

The person who thinks he has found the ultimate truth is wrong.

Our demons are our own limitations, which shut us off from the realization of the ubiquity of the spirit . . . each of these demons is conquered in a vision quest.

Writer’s block results from too much head. Cut off your head. Pegasus, poetry, was born of Medusa when her head was cut off. You have to be reckless when writing. Be as crazy as your conscience allows.

The process of nature cannot be evil.