The whole notion of journalism being an institution whose fundamental purpose is to educate and inform and even, one might say, elevate, has altered under commercial pressure, perhaps, into a different kind of purpose, which is to divert and distract and entertain.

I cannot say that I write with any social objective. One writes because one loves writing, really.

The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority.

If enough things that are untrue are said about you, no one will know what really is true.

Each move is dictated by the previous one--that is the meaning of order

Rosencrantz: I don't believe in it anyway. Guildenstern: What? Rosencrantz: England. Guildenstern: Just a conspiracy of cartographers, then?

Childhood is Last Chance Gulch for happiness. After that, you know too much.