A month in and it seemed to CY that he was an explorer summiting the foothill of an a bizarre and primitive island.

Those partial to drink were hiding faults and dishonesty. They were sloppy souls, even the ones with pleasant manners and fine noses.

Like a dog defeated in a frenzied circle by its own tail and slowing and realizing then that the tail it was after all along was already its possession

The environment has fallen to the wayside in politics.

I’m interested that light has thingness itself, so it’s not something that reveals something about other things you’re looking at, but it becomes a revelation in itself.

I'm a big fan of Kate Moss's style - no-one nails boho meets hippy chic like she does.

There is not substantial data that AZT stops the transmission of HIV from mother to child. There is too much conflicting data to make concrete policy.

Our job is to become more and more of what we are. The growth of a poet seems to be related to his or her becoming less and less embarrassed about more and more.

It's a big honour to have people be excited about a movie that you make. That's the one thing that you want.

The boys at school are so degenerate that it makes one feel pessimistic about the future of the male gender in general.

the metabolism of a consumer society requires it continually to eat and excrete, every day throwing itself away in plastic bags.

What is the alternative to peace? A catastrophe for both peoples [Palestine and Israel].

Surprisingly, maybe the place I get recognised the least is the United States. America is not so big on track and field. Some recognise me there but lots don't.