The rocks. They carry the chronology of water. All things simultaneously living and dead in your hands.

Words carry oceans on their small backs.

Birth is of course violent. Menstruation is violent. Trust me, if men's penises opened up once a month and shot blood, we'd be hearing about the violence of it.

Sometimes saviors look different than you thought they would.

I am not alone. Whatever else there was or is, writing is with me.

When someone says something dunderheaded to me about the material, it's usually a big neon sign revealing their own damage or ignorance, so my compassion kicks in.

In water, like in books—you can leave your life.

Make up stories until you find one you can live with.

Laughter can shake you from the delirium of grief

We live through sound and light—through our technologies.

Aspiration gets stuck in some people. It's difficult to think yes. Or up. When all you feel is fight or run.

She had blue skin, And so did he.He kept it hidAnd so did she.They searched for blueTheir whole life through, Then passed right by-And never knew.

I have walked myself into my best thoughts and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.

Death followed by eternity the worst of both worlds. It is a terrible thought.

I'm a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I'll never stop.

I like to go out and see what a city's all about.

There is no continuity at all. The universe isn't any particular way. It strictly depends upon perception.

The formula is simple - do more of what is working, do less of what isn't, and try on new behaviors to see if they produce better results.

Dying should not be a taxable event.

Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God

They have this big book called the 'DSM-IV,' you know, that is supposedly written about crazy people, but I think it is a book that is written by crazy people!