I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

It is at night... that the mind is most clear, that we are most able to hold all our life in the palm of our skull.

There are two kinds of writer: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.

Relax, enjoy yourself. Have another drink. It's patriotic to overconsume.

Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.

That is why we dread children, even if we love them. They show us the state of our decay.

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.

Why had I become a writer in the first place? Because I wasn't fit for society; I didn't fit into the system.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.

Spiritual dreams are meant to comfort us during difficult times, show us how much we have grown, and encourage us to go to a higher level.

The Seventies seemed like this really open time. There were a lot of strong women characters deciding what kind of artists they wanted to be.

I think we need to have a nest of something which is family.

It was when I was the age where you can, as they say, "hear voices" without worrying that something is wrong with you. I "heard voices" all the time as a small child.

I was assigned boy at birth but I have always known I was a girl.

I tell you, there are more worlds, and more doors to them, than you will think of in many years!

We may cover a multitude of sins with the white robe of charity.

We may surprised at whom God sends to answer our prayers.

Desire is the presentiment of our inner abilities, and the forerunner of our ultimate accomplishments.

The only thing you can do with your life is give it away. The best, happiest moments in your life are always when you're giving something away.