A doctor is not criticized for describing the manifestations and symptoms of an illness, even though the symptoms may be disgusting. I feel that a writer has the right to the same freedom In fact, I think that the time has come for the line between literature and science, a purely arbitrary line, to be erased.

The more absolute the need, the more predictable the behavior becomes until it is mathematically certain.

A consumer society is about simplfying and degrading the consumer as well as the product.

Most serious writers refuse to make themselves available to the things that technology is doing. I've never been able to understand this sort of fear.

Hemingway said: 'It don't come anymore.' So where did it go?

All abilities are paid for with disabilities. perfect health may entail the heavy toll of bovine stupidity. insight into one area involves blind spots in another.

Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will crawl through a sewer and beg to buy.