No art is possible without a dance with death.

All these years, I've been opening the window and making love to the world.

I wish you'd help me look into a more interesting problem - namely, my sanity.

As stupid and vicious as men are, this is a lovely day.

I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle.

I was raised by a black maid by the name of Ida Young and I probably talked to her more than anybody, so whatever is nutty about me was nutty about her, too, I think because I saw a lot more of her than I did of my parents.

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.