Boundaries keep people out mine served only to keep me in.

....a perfect paper airplane.

I often say that Bernhard, W.G. Sebald, and Javier Marías are my stylistic holy trinity, prose writers who amaze me with their notation of consciousness and voice.

Mia,” Kim said, an edge of warning in her voice signaling the end of her patience. “You’re starting to act like one of those girls. Do you need to get me a gun?

Me, sexy? I'm just plain ol' beans and rice.

‎"The warrior who trusts his path doesn't need to prove the other is wrong.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

The most gratifying thing, with no question, is making records.

I think anytime that you go to the extreme of any mode of economics, be it capitalism or communism, you have these feedback mechanisms that make the system turn in on itself.

Women have been burnt as witches simply because they were beautiful.

If it is a shame to be the second man on Mount Everest, then I will have to live with this shame.