The human heart, as of course we all know is essentially good

When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn’t have you by the throat.

I was only photographing in words the reality of it all.

mercy, I think, doesn't the human race know anything about mercy?

The dog approached again, cautiously. I found the bologna sandwich, ripped off a chunk, wiped the cheap watery mustard off, then placed it on the sidewalk. The dog walked up to the bit of sandwich, put his nose to it, sniffed, then turned and walked off. This time he didn't look back. He accelerated down the street. No wonder I had been depressed all my life. I wasn't getting proper nourishment.

The nine-to-five is one of the greatest atrocities sprung upon mankind. You give your life to a function that doesn't interest you. This situation so repelled me that I was driven to drink, starvation, and mad females, simply as an alternative.

I hid in bars, because I didn't want to hide in factories.