“The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid...”

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”

“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.”

“Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.”

“I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act, write, speak, be, I'll be sending messages on a Ouija board, cryptic complaints from the other side”

“I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do. I am going to write fire until it comes out of my ears, my eyes, my noseholes--everywhere. Until it's every breath I breathe. I'm going to go out like a fucking meteor!”

“I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.”