I'm very interested in music and where these sounds of Western music come from.

The click [of a light switch] is the modern triumphal clarion proceeding us through life, announcing our entry into every lightless room.

I think architectural appreciation would be a minor occupation after a nuclear war. People would just be happy to have something to eat.

I've wasted the last five years of my life dealing in religious articles. People today find spiritual solace in ballroom dancing.

I always lived in old buildings, and I thought about who lived here before. You'd have to be oblivious not to.

Really interesting novels, they always are so demanding of you on some level that you don't fall asleep.

I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange.