I'm sure that being sober all these years accounts for my ill humor.

Any artist who has that quality of timelessness has that quality because they tell the truth.

All the time I'm not writing I feel like a criminal. It's horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. It's much more relaxing to actually write.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

If you don't have children and you don't have a job, you have time for friendship ... People who have jobs are not the best friends to have. It's better to be friends with people who are unemployed.

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

Forcing people into a situation where they're supposed to adore each other is probably bad. But letting people get on and off the 6 train without stabbing each other, that's good.