We actually lead very violent, passionate lives and I think that we're hungry for insights into this condition. That's why we get all that stuff on television. It's really where we are, really what we are.

What were the bodies like on the beach? Ugly and white and ruined by offices.

If you're lucky, you can keep the vehicle healthy and responsive over the years. If you're lucky, your own intentions have very little to do with this.

We are awakening from the dream of isolation, from the dream of loneliness, and it's a terrible shock.

Silence And a deeper silence When the crickets Hesitate

I would say the hummingbird really deserves the royalties on [some of my songs].

I don't even hate books anymore.