"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, angelheaded hipsters burning for …"

"Democracy is a fraud perpetrated by the rich."

"I used to be a communist when I was a kid I'm not sorry. I smoke marijuana every chance I get."

"The only thing that can save the world is the humor of life."

"I'm a presence, but I'm not a specter."