Art makes murder into the supreme image of Beauty and in doing so sets free the vengeful God. (referring to Jean Lorrain's LE VICE ERRANT)

The decadent artist markets other people's pain

My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain.

We all have auras. But it's much easier to see the aura of someone who is in a state of samadhi or other profound state of awareness.

Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.

Spring is a true reconstructionist.

Open your eyes, mind and heart to the astonishing miracles of life, to the beauty surrounding you, to the uniqueness of your being, to the wonders you can achieve.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes you get rained out.

Usenet is 'the last uncensored mass medium.'

The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece on publication.

I've been Catholic all my life, and there's one thing I've never understood. Why didn't the Corinthians write back?

The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves The brilliant moon and all the milky sky And all that famous harmony of leaves Had blotted out man's image and his cry.