After that, we were like flies stuck in honey, alive but not really living.

When have I ever given him the impression that I was okay with him just stopping by whenever he wanted to use my body as an organic garbage disposal?

Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone.

So long ago, was it in a dream, was it just a dream?

We're always looking for something.

I've finally learned to love my voice for its uniqueness.

Bullying can leave scars that do not heal.

You keep plugging away--that's the way social change takes place. That's the way every social change in history has taken place: by a lot of people, who nobody ever heard of, doing work.

Look, really look, at how beautiful this day is. Let go of the worries and anxieties and judgments, and see the beauty.

Duty without love is deplorable.

Basically, for me the psychedelic experience was the path to revelation. It actually worked on somebody who thought nothing would work.