Why do you think people believe in God? Because they want to.
It’s not easy living in such an ugly and corrupt world.
There is no certainty and nothing to hope for.
People are lost, so they reach out.
Don’t you get it?
God didn’t create humans. No, it’s humans who created God.

For what it’s worth, it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit… start whenever you want… you can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that stop you. I hope you feel things that you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

People are always asking me, “Do you believe in God?” When they ask me that I ask them, “Do you believe in Love?” I believe in Love. I think everybody has it in them and it’s all the same Love. I don’t need to personify a human emotion. If what you believe makes you happy and you’re not hurting anyone else, I don’t want you to think any different. Who the hell am I to judge you? Just bear me that same respect, please. We are all different. It’s all about freedom and personal liberty. I don’t fuck with you, don’t fuck with me.

We will reclaim the civil rights moments — because, dammit, we were the people who did it in the first place.

for those who believe in god, most of the big questions are answered. but for those of us who can’t readily accept the god formula, the big answers don’t remain stone-written. we adjust to new conditions and discoveries. we are pliable. love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. i am my own god. we are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. we are here to drink beer. we are here to kill war. we are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that death will tremble to take us.