When I'm writing something, if there's a part that's good for me, then I'll play it. Otherwise, I don't. And I notice that there are less and less parts for me in my own writing.

. . . they confuse everything I do with my life.

Subjectivity is objective.

Tradition is the illusion of permanance.

Everything is controlled by a small evil group to which, unfortunately, no one we know belongs.

In perpetrating a revolution, there are two requirements: someone or something to revolt against and someone to actually show up and do the revolting. Dress is usually casual and both parties may be flexible about time and place, but if either faction fails to attend, the whole enterprise is likely to come off badly.

If man were immortal, do you realize what his meat bills would be?