“I believe that every human has a finite amount of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.”

“I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. ”

“I have to go. I have a finite amount of life left and I don't want to spend it arguing with you.”

“I believe in humanity - not just you or Mother, but all mankind. Do I sound like a preacher or a cheap politician making a pretty speech? This is not what I intend to do... I believe in life, that it is sweet and that, for all its occasional bitterness, we-man, that is-are headed toward something better - fulfillment. There is much shame, however, and so much hypocrisy around us and these inhibit our fulfillment as human beings.”

“I do very emphatically believe there is an enormous amount of the androgynous in any all-or-nothing prose writer, or even a would-be one.”

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”