MOTHER: Why, just lying there, Jim, you run so fast. I never saw anyone move so much, just sleeping. Promise me, Jim. Wherever you go and come back, bring lots of kids. Let them run wild. Let me spoil them, some day. JIM: I'm never going to own anything that can hurt me.

The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are.

The things that you do should be things that you love, and things that you love should be things that you do.

Go out and make your own speeches. People need you. Go on TV. It can be done. After you speak up a few times, people say, "Hey, we got a crazy man in the community," and they'll begin talking to you.

The Universe has shouted itself alive. We are one of the shouts.

Love is easy, and I love writing. You can't resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you're in love.

Most members of Congress are politicians. They're bores. They're damn boring. They have no imagination, and they don't know how to imagine the future.