I think Mozart, like you, is an example of someone who has the gods moving through him, and his religion was creation.

The responsibility of the artist is to transcend the human ego.

All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter.

I have to have a meaning in my life. If I roam around without some meaning in my life, I'm in deep and serious trouble. I can't, I just can't exist.

Be careful of things like alcohol and drugs.

Sometimes it seems to stand still. Like you’re in a bag and you can’t get out and somebody’s always telling you that it will get better with time and time just seems to stand still and laugh at you and your pain.

There are a lot of people in this country who really like my writing. And a lot of writers respect me. But the so-called establishment? They hate me.