People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.

Quote by Ken Kesey

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Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached...

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached...

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise...

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise...

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right...

Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right...

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

We thought that by this time that there would be LSD given in classes in...

We thought that by this time that there would be LSD given in classes in...

I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used...

I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used...

When Shakespeare was writing, he wasn't writing for stuff to lie on the page; it...

When Shakespeare was writing, he wasn't writing for stuff to lie on the page; it...

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out....

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out....

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there...

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there...

I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again,...

Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again,...

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.