So much of creativity is the feeling that you're either getting a gift from some other dimension or some other part of yourself.

I used to enjoy the anonymity of being a literary figure and occasionally a public radio figure.

Even in my own life, there are memories I have that are difficult to explain - happenings that are so odd and unaccountably weird, that it is difficult to imagine they were not the result of prolonged and frequent contact with aliens throughout my life.

I have a lot of cultural references that have amassed in my brain like shrapnel over the years that are meaningful to me.

I had the pleasure of listening to Rickie Lee Jones' Flying Cowboys album on audio cassette, which had just come out at that time because I am an elderly man.

I suspect that when the truth ceases to be heartbreakingly funny, we will be in a better place and a happier society over all.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.