There's the world of the newspapers. They believe that what is happening is happening, which is so naïve. Because they're the first to turn on that.

Publishers seem to be in an alcoholic haze most of the time. Well, the publishers have no idea what a writer is.

The New York Times is the worst newspaper in the world and it's extremely vicious to artists.

In a competitive society, the thing people fear the most is love.

If you're a writer, you have to be an egomaniac. You have to just believe in yourself, which is hard work.

The public is totally illiterate in America. It can't read at all. It's absolutely insensitive to words.

I am against all machines. It's no wonder that so many Americans go on dope when they have no other cultural stimulus than a television.