I was on a train of lies. I couldn't jump off.

I became chairman of the inmates committee. Got into a lot of trouble. Was accused of fomenting a riot. Was accused of plotting to kill the warden.

Humans' eyes cannot take in information when there is zero light reflecting back

I mean, wha comfort does pretendin to be a Buddhist or wharrever give him? What's wrong with pretendin to be a Catholic like the rest of us?

I always worry that knowing too much about a novel or a story early on in writing will close it down - it feels fatalistic in some way.

In your power, all the same. Subject to your will and your demands. No longer free! No! That's a thought I'll never endure! Never.

I'm inviting the spirits into my photography. It's an act of God.

When I was a kid I was the king of mullets. If you’re wearing a rock T-shirt and you’re a fan of Rush – one of the greatest bands in the universe – you’ve got to have a mullet.

I'm so much more of an East Coast girl than a West Coast girl.

Electrify your life! With heating and cooling, cooking and travel, and you will be doing a lot to help the future of this planet. There is no need to burn anything anymore.

Quantitative methods are no more synonymous with objectivity than qualitative methods are synonymous with subjectivity.

Being successful is kind of dull.