Our consciousness, a startling outgrowth of the universe, is possibly its most important part, the fraction of existence that can think, feel, marvel at itself.

I should just keep me mouth shut, I just upset people.

I'm remote from most technology to the point that I'm kind of Amish.

I'm dependent on writing for a living, so really it's to my advantage to understand how the creative process works. One of the problems is, when you start to do that, in effect you're going to have to step off the edge of science and rationality.

Happiness is the most insidious prison of all.

American love — like coke in green glass bottles...they don't make it anymore.

If the audience knew what they wanted then they wouldn't be the audience, they would be the artist.