Virginia Woolf said that writers must be androgynous. I'll go a step further. You must be bisexual.

... I distrust manifest knowledge.

All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion.

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.

People are like tea bags; you never know how strong they'll be until they're in hot water. In times of trouble, you not only discover what you truly believe but whether or not you can act on your beliefs.

I have always been suspicious of romantic love. It looks too much like a narcissism shared by two.

Never hope for it more than you work for it.