Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and pass on values from on generation to the next. Books save lives.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I don't care about being famous or having a lot of people go, "She's really good."

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

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

History is an angel being blown backwards into the future