One of my books is a hallucinogen, an aphrodisiac, a mood elevator, an intellectual garage door opener, and a metaphysical trash compactor. They'll do everything except rotate your tires.

Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets.

Whether a man is a criminal or a public servant is purely a matter of perspective.

You're better equipped for this world than I am," she said. "I'm always trying to change the world. You know how to live in it.

Eighty percent of love is smell.

I can't remember exactly the first thing I wrote, but one of the stories, was about a pilot whose plane crashed on a desert island, and the only other life on the island was a brown cow with yellow spots. The cow had... to survive, had taught itself to eat and get nutriments from sand. I guess, I've always been interested in adaptability and taking whatever life hands you and running with it.

Eating a raw oyster is like french kissing a mermaid.