It isn't by getting out of the world that we become enlightened, but by getting into the worldโฆby getting so tuned in that we can ride the waves of our existence and never get tossed because we become the waves.
Ken KeseyListen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire that's in your audience's eye.
Ken KeseyNowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right to burn itself. This is the fractal of our flag. It stands for the right to destroy itself.
Ken KeseyYouโre just a young kid. What are you doinโ here? You oughta be out in a convertible, whyโฆ bird-dogginโ chicks and banginโ beaver. What are ya doinโ here, for Christโs sake? Whatโs funny about that? Jesus, I mean, you guys do nothinโ but complain about how you canโt stand it in this place here and then you havenโt got the guts just to walk out!
Ken Kesey