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

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

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

- Growth has its season. There are spring and summer, but there are also fall and winter. And then spring and summer again. As long as the roots are not severed, all is well and all be well.

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

People say, "Well, you went on television, it enlarged your readership." It did not at all, not at all. I might as well tell you, I lost some readership, because the profound audience felt somehow bothered by my too easy manner.

I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.