Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Quote by Ken Kesey

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I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out...

I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out...

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...

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.

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...

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

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.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

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.

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...

Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get...

Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get...

People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might...

People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might...

When we first broke into that forbidden box in the other dimension, we knew we...

When we first broke into that forbidden box in the other dimension, we knew we...

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma.

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma.

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

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

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

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to...

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to...

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...

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,...