I slept for four years. I didn't study much of anything. I majored in something called communication arts.

I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound or what they mean, but even what they look like.

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism.

We seem to believe it is possible to ward off death by following rules of good grooming.

As technology advances in complexity and scope, fear becomes more primitive.

No sense of the irony of human experience, that we are the highest form of life on earth, and yet ineffably sad because we know what no other animal knows, that we must die.

I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.

I don’t want your candor. I want your soul in a silver thimble.

What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric of our salvation.

California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.

Give me liberty or give me d

Raphael said, “There are no tears in Heaven, no chances of a broken heart. Maybe being witness to great love is why I love coming to Earth. And maybe true love is why some angels choose to stay.

Marriage is a great institution but I'm not ready for an institution.

If you're craving oatmeal cookies, apple sauce won't do.

The idea of imposing universal peace on the world by force is a barbarian fantasy.

the uncandid censurer always picks out the worst man of a class, and then confidently produces him as being a fair specimen of it.

I find a very guilty pleasure in dark themes and vibes, and finding where the transcending nature of awareness meets this darkness.

When people screw up, give them a second chance.

A wonderful discovery, psychoanalysis. Makes quite simple people feel they're complex.

Having an environment that is supportive is really important for success.