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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire...

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire...

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...

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love...

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love...

The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.

The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.

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...

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...

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

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

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

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.

Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and...

Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and...

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored.

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored.

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...