“Everything is fresh, the essence of realization.”

“Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings.”

“Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression.”

“Through recognizing and realizing the empty essence, instead of being selfish and self-centered, one feels very open and free”

“Art and morality are, with certain provisos…one. Their essence is the same. The essence of both of them is love. Love is the perception of individuals. Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real. Love, and so art and morals, is the discovery of reality. ”

“The trick to being undead, much like being monogamous, is keeping everything fresh.”