I have a deep suspicion of social institutions and tradition in general.

I'm enthralled by the national yearning that the Russians had during the 50s and 60s. The whole century was pretty rough for them. They suffered genocide, war, poverty, and half the population was sent to labor camps. But they were determined to get into space first.

There's absolutely no way that something I do on my own is going to be seen in Malaysia.

I love that Voltaire was so willing to shock his readers with arbitrary cruelty. And I can completely relate to it.

I don't like that The Simpsons are spokespeople for Burger King and MasterCard and Butterfinger. In the first Gulf War, I was really upset that the Simpsons characters were being drawn on tanks and bombs. But those are things that I don't control.

Men often struggle with their attraction to other women. They don't quite understand why they have to be with the same woman forever.

I find that the creative side of my brain and the archival side of my brain don't work well together. When I've done my best work, I've been in a trance-like state.