I try to make those references. I try to make sure that they're not too obscure. But outside of that, I dare not claim anything in the spiritual realm for my own.

My mind was always very cluttered, so I took great pains to simplify my environment, because if my environment were half as cluttered as my mind, I wouldn't be able to make it from room to room. This system has just worked for me, even though I've had to sweat over every word. It's just my style.

Love is the only engine of survival

Do not be a magician - be magic!

You who wish to conquer pain, you must learn what makes one kind.

I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly.

And I had not much of a voice. I didn't play that great guitar either.