It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American consciousness, and in my own life.

Chance was to work in the garden, where he would care for plants and grasses and trees which grew there peacefully. He would be as one on them: quiet, open hearted in the sunshine and heavy when it rained.

I was pushing myself to extremes in order to discover my many selves.

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.

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can clearly see the passage of time.

There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant.

It's not that you aren't likable. On the contrary. You are. It's just that one wonders if you haven't made a career out of being so likable.