Allen Ginsberg

"I believe in the holy ecstasy of poetry"

"These were my only thoughts"

"Drug experience is only valuable when it teaches you something"

"Bless the sound of my own voice"

"Who is the enemy that knows what must be done"

"I am the American night"

"The weight of the world is love"

"To gain the world and lose the soul is hell"

"Widen the area of consciousness"

"Now I am sad because I see the failure of the revolution"

"One day I will be sitting in the lotus position teaching people the art of love"

"The madness of the atom splits the heart of the flower wide open"

"I have nothing to declare except my genius"

"Youth culture speaks in a higher language"

"The universe is made of language"

"My father beat me, my mother beat me, the teachers beat me"

"Groovy means nothing to me but the word is useful"

"Democracy means everybody has a chance to beat me to the draw"

"I am the consciousness of this universe knowing itself"

"Put down the cigarette, take up the pen"

"The love I am seeking is not just in the flesh"

"Fear is the lock and laughter is the key"

"I want to be a father"

"The only thing I'm worth is my poetry"

"There is no difference between poetry and prose when properly read"

"Music is the best substitute for drugs"

"The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed"

"Spirituality is the best drug"

"I want to penetrate the heart of man"

"The problem is you've got to see the connection between things"