That I am totally devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, the world of groups is directly attributable to the fact that my two greatest needs and desires - smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge - are basically solitary pursuits.

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.

modern science was largely conceived of as an answer to the servant problem and ... it is generally practiced by those who lack a flair for conversation.

The good thing about being in someone else's apartment is it's so much easier to leave than it is to get someone out.

Everything in Japan is hidden. Real life has an unlisted phone number.

People have been cooking and eating for thousands of years, so if you are the very first to have thought of adding fresh lime juice to scalloped potatoes try to understand that there must be a reason for this.

I am not... totally unreceptive to colour providing it makes its appearance quietly, deferentially, and without undue fanfare.