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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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...

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.

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....

Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up...

Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting.

Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting.

Freedom. It's not something you go out and die for.

Freedom. It's not something you go out and die for.

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...

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...

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...

My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region...

My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region...

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 -...