We live in a society now where the sexual taboo for children has really passed by the wayside. Any nineyear-old can go into a 7-11 and check out the Playmate of the Month, but you don't want your kids to know about death. You don't want your kids to know about disfigurement. You don't want 'em to know about creepy things because it might warp their little minds.

A library card is good to have, you can never have too much ID.

He was one of those quite rare adults who communicate with small children fairly well and who love them all impartially--not in a sugary way but in a businesslike fashion that may sometimes entail a hug, in the same way that closing a big business deal may call for a handshake.

Memory is the basis of every journey.

There is zero, and there is eternity, and there is mortality, but there is no ultimate.

By and large... the good's an illusion, little fables folks tell themselves so they can get through their days without screaming too much.

I did spend years as an addict, so I know that world, although I wish I didn't.