A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

Richard liked to say he picked things up for a song, which was odd, because he never sang. He never even whistled. He was not a musical person.

Despite their cool poses they wear their cravings on the outside, like the suckers on a squid. They want it all.

If we were all on trial for our thoughts, we would all be hanged.

I would not change [my past work] anymore than I would airbrush a photo of myself.

Choice of evils debates always produce extremism - people choose what they hope is the lesser evil, then call it good and demonize the other choice. It will be a challenge for your generation to synthesize - to move beyond Us versus Them, to We.

I'm not interested in cutting the feet off my characters or stretching them to make them fit my certain political view.