I'm not the cruel type, but they are, and that's the secret.

I wanted the whole world or nothing.

People were usually much better in their letters than in reality. They were much like poets in this way.

Morals were restrictive, but they were grounded on human experience.

I never pump up my vulgarity. I wait for it to arrive in its own terms.

I knew exactly what I was doing: I was doing nothing. because I knew there was nothing to do.

I mean, say that you figure that everything is senseless, then it can't be quite senseless because you are aware that it's senseless and your awareness of senselessness almost gives it sense. You know what I mean?