I love old books. They tell you stories about their use. You can see where the fingerprints touched the pages as they held the book open. You can see how long they lingered on each page by the finger stains.

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My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth...

My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth...

This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much...

This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much...

All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and...

All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and...

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a...

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a...

Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In...

Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In...

We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it...

We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it...

My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I...

My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I...

I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was...

I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was...

All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and...

All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and...

I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity....

I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity....

I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in...

I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in...

The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever...

The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever...

Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting.

Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting.

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a...

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a...

At one point, when I was 20 and living in Kentucky, I got shot -...

At one point, when I was 20 and living in Kentucky, I got shot -...

But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that...

But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that...

It is better to go down in infamy than to never go down at all.

It is better to go down in infamy than to never go down at all.

My 80-year-old mother will not buy her heart medicine because it cost more than she...

My 80-year-old mother will not buy her heart medicine because it cost more than she...

Performance art can involve the audience with taste, smell and sounds not available with electronic...

Performance art can involve the audience with taste, smell and sounds not available with electronic...

I'm still very aware of the violence in our culture, more so than other people....

I'm still very aware of the violence in our culture, more so than other people....