In the old days people had far fewer channels in which to place their imaginative time. There's definitely more competition for time . . . and yet people seem to be reading [books] as much.

You really have to wonder why we even bother to get up in the morning. I mean, really: Why work? Simply to buy more stuff?

I think, there are people for whom freedom is a bigger, more important thing than stability.

I think there is a Paris inside us all.

At least there's nothing scary about him and hopefully he doesn't see anything scary in me. We go way back, to summer camp. We KNOW each other. People I don't know just make me want to say YIKES! I'll take history over mystery any day of the week.

The Vienna Franks are a good example of urban white acid folk revivalism crossed with ska.

Life need not be a story, but it does need to be an adventure.