Actually, social drug-taking went kind of low-key for a couple of years. Probably because of AIDS, people got very conscious of their health. But it seems to be making a comeback. Just the other night I was at a party where people kept disappearing into the bathroom every few minutes. I'm glad I did all that in my 20s and that I'm done with it. And that I wrote about it in Postcards from the Edge.

Waiting, done at really high speeds, will frequently look like something else.

There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed.

I'd like to wear my old [cinnamon buns] hairstyle again - but with white hair. I think that would be funny.

You're not surprised when alcoholics act like alcoholics. It's more surprising when non-alcoholics start acting like alcoholics.

Believe me, I didn't think there was some princely family I belonged to.

I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.