“If poetry is like an orgasm, an academic can be likened to someone who studies the passion-stains on the bedsheets.”

“Like integrity, love of life was not a subject to be studied, it was a contagion to be caught. And you had to catch it from someone who had it.”

“That learning process has been likened to the challenge of having someone open a fire hydrant and expect you to swallow it all.”

“Those of us who make a mark use someone else's blood.
Our western stain won't wash away; it won't vanish in the flood.”

“Average acting is like jerking without an orgasm.”

“He who studies without passion will never become anything more than a pedant. We must approach knowledge from the inside; inspired by passion.”

“The scientific study of the communication of information in society – “information science” in the sense of an academic discipline…”

“That is like throwing two virgins into a bed. Enthusiasm, passion, and ignorance are not a good combination. Someone is likely to get hurt.”

“Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life.”

“I have defined poetry as a 'passionate pursuit of the Real.”