I don't get all choked up about yellow ribbons and American flags. I see them as symbols, and I leave them to the symbol-minded.

How is it possible to have a civil war?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent.

Early in my career I was divided because I had the real self underneath: the lawbreaker, the anarchist, the person who swims against the tide, the outsider, the loner, all of that guy. He was my private self, and I had this other side that wanted to be liked in order to do all those things I dreamed of as a little boy. I didn't realize that those things didn't go together until later. And I'm quite sure that my use of acid and peyote helped me accept what was really going on inside of me instead of what I had imposed on myself.

What wine goes with Captain Crunch?

The coke made me incredibly horny.