I don't believe anything I write or say. I regard belief as a form of brain damage, the death of intelligence, the fracture of creativity, the atrophy of imagination. I have opinions but no Belief System (B.S.)

The rapists of the intellectual world become politicians; the seducers become artists.

I read at least one periodical every month by a political group I dislike - to keep some sense of balance. The overwhelming stupidity of political movements is caused by the fact that political types never read anything but their own gang's agit-prop.

An Enlightened Master is ideal only if your goal is to become a Benighted Slave.

Guerrilla ontology The basic technique of all my books . Ontology is the study of being; the guerrilla approach is to so mix the elements of each book that the reader must decide on each page 'How much of this is real and how much is a put-on?

Nothing of any importance can be taught. It can only be learned, and with blood and sweat.

Hippies generally aren't busy with anything except feeling sorry for themselves.