"Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it."

"Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me."

"Well, I think indigenous peoples have ways of living on the Earth that they've had forever. And they've been overrun by organized religion, which has had a lot of money and power."

"Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government."

"Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I want to earn my stripes."

"The art of living is discovering that the light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance."

"Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you."

"He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion."