It isn't very serious, I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.

I love to write and I assure you I write regularly... But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.

It's one of those places that are supposed to be very sophisticated and all, and the phonies are coming in the window.

An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.

Give me an honest con man any day.

If you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry.

Some of my best friedns are children. In fact, all of my best friends are children.