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.

Love is dope, not chicken soup.

You know what the game of golf is, don't you? It's basketball for people who can't jump and chess for people who can't think.

Sometimes one gets the feeling that life still thinks it's living in Paris in the '30s.

Be your own flying saucer! Rescue yourself!

Dip a slice of bread in batter. That's September: yellow, gold, soft and sticky. Fry the bread. Now you have October: chewier, drier, streaked with browns. The day in question fell somewhere in the middle of the french toast process.

We all dream profusely every night, yet by morning we've forgotten ninety percent of what went on. That's why poets are such important members of society. Poets remember our dreams for us.