When I got to Grinnell College, I was part of the black turtleneck sweater and Camel cigarette crowd of poets and writers.

I would say 90 percent of my mail and phone calls are from people who want some kind of help or succor or commitment from me to do something.

Habitat for wildlife is continually shrinking - I can at least provide a way station.

It came home to me indelibly that I was never going to change anything in America by walking around carrying a sign. It was a great revelation. It saved me a lot of anxiety and a lot of wasted energy.

Everyone knows that our current system is kind of like legalized prostitution. The corporate sector completely controls the civic sector.

I think it's good that people value their bodies and take care of them. I think if you cross the line and begin using your body as an asset or as an extension of your vanity, you've gone too far.

The self is just not a worthy enough vehicle to worship.