You know the reason I love the stars is because we can't hurt them: we can't burn them, we can't melt them , we can't make them overflow, we can't flood them or burn them up—so we keep reacing for them

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

It's the tradition of American writers getting away in order to see the country - to get a better view.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot of personal despair as they wonder what are they working for.

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work to the capabilities of a very small screen.