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

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

Last night, I had that dream again. I dreamt I had to take a test, in a Dairy Queen, on another planet.

If I'm confused, I just spend some time looking at the sky and falling into it. It's not a meditation that anyone taught me, it's something I've done my whole life, and liked doing, and it made me feel like nothing.

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production.

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.

Being an artist is a totally godlike thing to do - and I have a god complex.