“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

“Do you know how some people can do anything?”“What do you mean?”“I mean, you tell them to write a tune, they give you a symphony right there. You tell them to write a book, they write you a novel in a day. You tell them to move a spoon without touching it, they move it. If they want something, they make it happen. Miracles, almost.”

“Is there a fungus that speaks to you? I'm serious. People hear things. They hear God."He meant it. He was serious. He wanted to mean it, to hear anything the man might say, the wholeshapeless narrative of his unraveling.”

“A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless.”

“Liberty does not mean doing as you like, it means liking as you ought, and doing that.(From Slave)”