In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen. The dogma of science is that the will cannot possibly affect external forces, and I think that’s just ridiculous. It’s as bad as the church. My viewpoint is the exact contrary of the scientific viewpoint. I believe that if you run into somebody in the street it’s for a reason.

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Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.

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We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

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When you cut into the present the future leaks out.

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Do not proffer sympathy to the mentally ill; it is a bottomless pit. Tell them firmly, "I am not paid to listen to this drivel - you are a terminal fool!" Otherwise, they make you as crazy as they are.

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I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

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You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

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A consumer society is about simplfying and degrading the consumer as well as the product.

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If you weren't surprised by your life you wouldn't be alive. Life is surprise.

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No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.

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