“Everyone joins a band in this life. And what you play always affects someone. Sometimes, it affects the world.”

“The new energy affects everyone — Everyone is being affected by the new energy pouring into the world. Those who believed in political, religious and philosophical systems have become disillusioned because they have failed to bring peace, prosperity and happiness. You can only solve the problems of the world with a sense of realism that is not clouded by ideology or market forces.”

“Can you join, ask sincerely for affection
without sweaty hand of expectation,
understanding and accepting
if it never is given?”

“Sometimes I think we Americans are the loneliest people in the world. To be sure, we hunger for the power of affection, the self-acceptance that gives life. It is the oldest and strongest hunger in the world. But hungering is not enough.”

“I once heard someone on a bus say that this guy had gotten under her skin. And it struck me as a remarkable thought - that someone would affect you so deeply they'd always be a part of you.”

“The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.”

“Connection can be thought of as a link formed with something or someone else. If you are linked to something, you cannot affect it without affecting yourself. And this is really the greatest form of safety available on the planet or any living being.”

“Everyone is sensitive to pain: only the various kinds of misfortunes affect everyone differently and to varying degrees.”

“What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.”

“The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life.”