I simply decided that dope wasn't worth the ritual.

Besides the drugs and counterculture, I started talking about myself, which is the first thing you do when you are a writer.

The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept.

The future will soon be a thing of the past.

I look at it this way... For centuries now, man has done everything he can to destroy, defile, and interfere with nature: clear-cutting forests, strip-mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers... so when nature strikes back, and smacks him on the head and kicks him in the nuts, I enjoy that. I have absolutely no sympathy for human beings whatsoever. None. And no matter what kind of problem humans are facing, whether it's natural or man-made, I always hope it gets worse.

The first obligation I have is to be funny; it's my first impulse and an instinct. I like being funny and finding the jokes.

Good news for senior citizens: Death is near!