Illusions are crucial to the maintenance of life functions.

Life is like a great jazz riff. You sense the end the very moment you were wanting it to go on forever.

There is no irritant as painful as an ace up your sleeve that you can never use; it's the kind of thing that causes oysters to produce pearls.

everything is ambiguous. It's exciting, in a way, if you can tolerate ambiguity. I can't, but I'm taking a course where it's taught, in the hope of acquiring the skill. It's called Modern Living, and you get no credit.

I can’t wait fifteen years to do my work: Because my ideas are coming now.

in California death is one of the most successfully kept secrets there is. If you doubt this, try to find a cemetery.

You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through regular channels.