Don't tell us what to believe, what to fear. Show us belief's wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear's caul.

You looking good." "Devil's confusion. He lets me look good long as I feel bad.

I think there's data, and then there's information that comes from data, and then there's knowledge that comes from information. And then, after knowledge, there is wisdom. I am interested in how to get from data to wisdom.

When am I happy and when am I sad and what is the difference? What do I need to know to stay alive? What is true in the world?

I know that my books are worthy, which is separate from me.

When you stiffen, you know that whatever you stiffen about is very important. The stuff is important, the fear itself is information.

If you're going to hold someone down you're going to have to hold on by the other end of the chain. You are confined by your own repression.