There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
“I have this firm belief that I am who I am for a reason. If I change something, I'm cheating myself of whatever it is I'm supposed to learn from my body. You know, I'm legally blind. I'm 20/750, since I was in fifth grade. I wear glasses and contacts. But I won't even get LASIK.”
“Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today.”