"My two topics are really one topic; they unite at this point. The two basic topics which fascinate me are “What is reality?” and “What constitutes the authentic human being?”"

"Sometimes what looks out at you from a person's eyes maybe died back in childhood. What's dead in there still looks out. It's not just the body looking at you with nothing in it; there's still somethi…"

"I think the universe is a living organism. And we're all just cells in that organism."

"I'm a very lonely person. I've always been lonely. It's just part of who I am."

"The world is not a safe place. It's a dangerous place. And if you're not careful, you'll get eaten alive."