I hated the soup and felt little for the can.

Vowels are the most illuminated letters in the alphabet. Vowels are the colors and souls of poetry and speech. (1976 Penthouse interview)

I'm not really a nostalgic person.

Angel looks down at him and says, “Oh, pretty boy, Can't you show me nothing but surrender?

I never really wanted to be a singer - not with any longevity. But I always wanted to be a writer.

I started resenting how much art robs from life. I'd go to a party and I couldn't enjoy myself, even sexually. All I could think was how I was going to reinvent the experience into a piece of art.

One thing I like about getting older is things, your spectrum widens, your capacity for compassion widens.