I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun.

Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.

I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.

It makes me envious of anybody who can say truly that they don't care what anybody thinks of what they do, because I care a lot about the people who like my stuff.

You always feel like your 18-year-old self in some sense. And that's what walking through New York on a June evening feels like - you feel like it's Friday and you're 17 years old.

I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much. Take dance music: I like enough of it and its history to be able to say a word or two about this or that record, but I'm nobody's authority. I couldn't name more than a couple of good drum'n'bass acts, and I have no idea what's big in the dance world right now.

Diagnoses exist to help get people services they need - but there's no such thing as mental illness. We're all mentally ill.