The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation.

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.

All my life I've been hiding.

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be sure if one will awake. The way my health is now, this is becoming more and more real.

It seems that what I really want is a drug that will increase my consciousness of others, not myself.

I am going to put myself to sleep now for a bit longer than usual. Call it Eternity

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment.