I think that we need mythology. We need a bedrock of story and legend in order to live our lives coherently.

Do I believe, for example, that by using magic I could fly? No. How would you get around gravity? Impossible. Do I believe that I might be able to project my consciousness into a very, very vivid simulation of flying? Yeah. Yes, I've done that. Yes, that works.

For whatever the future holds, one thing is certain... It just won't be the same.

I'm 65 years old. Everyday the future looks a little bit darker. But the past, even the grimy parts of it, well, it just keeps on getting brighter all the time.

War is a perversion of sex.

Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.

Despite the constant clamor for attention from the modern world, I do believe we need to procure a psychological space for ourselves. I apparently know some people who try to achieve this by logging off or going without their Twitter or Facebook for a limited period.