"My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all."

"I always was a freak, and I always will be."

"So I was beating the shit out of him, and hitting him with a big stick, too, and it was the first time I thought, 'I can kill this guy.' I just saw it, like on a screen—that if I hit him once more, th…"

"I'm not a fantasy. I'm a human being."

"There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance."