“There were days when I still put on make up in case youd come back,but I wear the same clothes and shower in the rainand eat when I can and sleep when I can,which is rare and not often,so if youd s...”

“When the others were picked up and walked home by friends or fathers or best friends sisters,I was the kid in a grey hoodie, walking with the poets, the singers, the thinkers, and I was not alone.”

“My home will never be a place, but a state of mind, which I find through my music.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.”

“The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23”

“Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the joy out of sexuality is a surefire way to ensure not that young wom...”