I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

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Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create...

Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create...

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a...

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a...

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one...

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one...