This morning I saw a coyote walking through the sagebrush right at the very edge of the ocean ― next stop China. The coyote was acting like he was in New Mexico or Wyoming, except that there were whales passing below. That’s what this country does for you. Come down to Big Sur and let your soul have some room to get outside its marrow.

He created his own Kool Aid reality and was able to illuminate himself by it.

For fear you will be alone you do so many things that aren't you at all.

Gee, You're so Beautiful That It's Starting to Rain Oh, Marcia, I want your long blonde beauty to be taught in high school, so kids will learn that God lives like music in the skin and sounds like a sunshine harpsicord. I want high school report cards to look like this: Playing with Gentle Glass Things A Computer Magic A Writing Letters to Those You Love A Finding out about Fish A Marcia's Long Blonde Beauty A+!

I didn't know the full dimensions of forever, but I knew it was longer than waiting for Christmas to come.

It's strange how the simple things in life go on while we become more difficult.

Sometimes life is merely a matter of coffee and whatever intimacy a cup of coffee affords.