It's hard being a hostage in somebody else's mouth - or a character in somebody else's novel.

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.

I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James.

The Sophists' paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer.

Children frequently sing meaningful phrases to themselves over and over again before they learn to make a distinction between singing and saying.

I reserve the right to tell shaggy dog stories or even common jokes as part of what I'm doing. I don't give a damn if half the audience walks out.

My rejection of the idea of entertainment in its current form is based on the audience that comes with it.