He says, You have to study and learn so that you can make up your own mind about history and everything else but you can't make up an empty mind. Stock your mind, stock your mind. You might be poor , your shoes might be broken , but your mind is a palace.

I'm more interested in writing than in performing.

You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.

There are so many ways of saying Hi. Hiss it, trill it, bark it, sing it, bellow it, laugh it, cough it. A simple stroll in the hallway calls for paragraphs, sentences in your head, decisions galore.

I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to do me in.

I don't believe in happiness anyway... it's too much of an American pastime, this search for happiness. Just forget happiness and enjoy your misery.

You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into the grave.