The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

Because I was young, I had this long hair, and people used to try to tip me with joints.

There are some short essays that are very grave, and most contemporary novels are lighter than air.

China is not a great idea: capitalism and a dictator. It's like the two worst possible things you could imagine together. It's a very bad idea.

When we were young, we knew things. We knew basic history, even as it related to fashion. Now, when something reappears, an 18 year old has no clue that it's a revival. Despite the fact that they're almost always online they don't get references. I think that's part of why visual things are becoming so derivative.

Children are much less annoying [than adults] and they never start trends.

People always say "pop culture." As if we have some high culture to distinguish it from.