You get social pressure from your parents, who teach you to pay attention to certain things and not to others. You get it in school.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

Bad artists ignore the darkness of human existence. Good artists often get stuck there. Great artists embrace the full catastrophe of our condition and find beyond it an even deeper truth of peace, healing, and redemption.

Having fun is not a diversion from a successful life; it is the pathway to it.

Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.

If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing it badly.

When making a decision, focus on what feels "shackles off" versus "shackles on".