Books are really, really hard to write. They represent a kind of a summit of grappling with what one really has to say

My parents were kind of like me in that they had tons and tons of weird, amazing stuff.

Evolution has never found a way to be any speed but very slow.

What is extraordinary is that in the United States the current culture desires feelings of machismo and power, but at the same time has absolutely no taste whatsoever for even the slightest loss or bloodshed or ickiness. That's a fascinating combination.

Spirituality is committing suicide. Consciousness is attempting to will itself out of existence.

Facebook says, 'Privacy is theft,' because they're selling your lack of privacy to the advertisers who might show up one day.

I'd much rather see a world where, when you make some quirky comment on a blog or news story or you upload a video clip, instead of just a moment of fame for your pseudonym, you'll get 50 bucks. The first time that happens, you'll realise that you're a full-class citizen. You have the potential to make money from the system.