God, it would be good to be a fake somebody rather than a real nobody.

You can't stay married in a situation where you are afraid to go to sleep in case your wife might cut your throat.

Most writers, in my opinion, are dysfunctional derelicts.

I respect the media. But periodically things come up. Like the guy in Toronto [CP24 Interview]. This is what I run into, also. Everybody that helps you is not necessarily your friend. And everybody that fights you is not necessarily your enemy. So you always have to be on guard.

Common sense is so very simple but very difficult to grasp.

Nietzsche's my favorite. He's just insane.

I don't want to be grotesque, but when you're 330 pounds, it's hard to wipe your a-. You know?