When you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it then becomes sacred. – Allen Ginsberg
Marijuana is a useful catalyst for specific optical and aural aesthetic perceptions. I apprehended the structure of certain pieces of jazz and classical music in a new manner under the influence of marijuana, and these apprehensions have remained valid in years of normal consciousness. – Allen Ginsberg
I want people to bow as they see me and say he is gifted with poetry, he has seen the presence of the creator. – Allen Ginsberg
The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. Thats what poetry does. – Allen Ginsberg
I feel theres a power in theatre, but its an indirect power. Its like the relationship of the sleeper to the unconscious. You discover things you cant afford to countenance in waking life. You can forget them, remember them a day later or not have any idea what they are about. – Tony Kushner