"Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description."

"Men and women should stay apart, till their hearts grow gentle towards one another again."

"It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance."

"I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be either a bandit or a rebel or a man in the crowd."

"Radiohead and Our Lady Peace are doing the seven layers of guitar, and I kind of jumped on that before anyone else did."

"We're not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation."

"Every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war."