People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.

That's what is was to be young - to be enthusiastic rather than envious about the good work other people could do.

Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. And like so many addicts about to face cold turkey, our leaders are now committing violent crimes to get what little is left of what we're hooked on.

The canary bird in the coal mine theory of the arts: artists should be treasured as alarm systems.

Laughter or crying is what a human being does when there's nothing else he can do.

If it weren't for the people always getting tangled up with the machinery... Earth would be an engineer's paradise.

I go on many thrilling adventures and wondrous, profound escapades through books.