Great sex is apocalyptic. There is no such thing as great sex unless you have an apocalyptic moment.

God like Us suffers the ambition to make a destiny more extraordinary than was conceived for Him, yes God is like Me, only more so.

Every one of my books had killed me a little more.

There are days when I'll wake up and think, oh, I've really been something. You know, it won't be the same without me. And then there are days when I wake up and I say, 'Don't kid yourself. Your contribution was minimal. You changed very little. Everything you hated prospered'.

Chicago is the great American city, New York is one of the capitals of the world, and Los Angeles is a constellation of plastic; San Francisco is a lady

With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power that exists the small trumpet of your defiance.

Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it.