You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson - she's probably the top - Mozart, Shakespeare, Keats. These are wonderful gods who have gotten me through the narrow straits of life.
There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen.
We're animals. We're violent.
There's a mystery there, a clue, a nut, a bolt, and if I put it together, I find me.
There must be more to life than having everything.
My life in Brooklyn was in constant danger because of my bad health.