It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend.

Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions.

If you take my stuff apart, you'll find my choruses of repetitions are picked up almost verbatim from Kurt Vonnegut, and my distanced fracture quality is all from Amy Hempel, who's probably my favourite writer.

Every day: Wear sunblock. Cover your gray. Do not go insane. Eat less fats and sugars. Do more sit-ups. Don’t start forgetting stuff. Trim the hair in your ears. Take calcium. Moisturize. Every day. Freeze in time to stay in one place forever. Do not get frigging old.

I'm only confrontational with my friends.

A couple drinks. A couple aspirin. Repeat.