Her eyes reversed into herself, to watch the secret heart of herself pounding itself into pieces against the side of her chest.

The minute you get a religion you stop thinking. Believe in one thing too much and you have no room for new ideas.

Beer's intellectual. What a shame so many idiots drink it.

Ah, art! Ah, life! The pendulum swinging back and forth, from complex to simple, again to complex. From romantic to realistic, back to romantic.

How talented was death. How many expressions and manipulations of hand, face, body, no two alike.

In order for a thing to be horrible it has to suffer a change you can recognize.

Don't they get afraid, then?""They have a religion for that.

People die every day, psychologically speaking. Some part of them gets tired. And that small part tries to kill off the entire person.

Well, I've kept you waiting long enough, " he said, peering at me from that distance which drinking adds between people and which, at odd turns in the evening, seems closeness itself.

They came to study the dreadful vulgarity of this imaginary Mass Man they pretend to hate. But they're fascinated with the snake-pit.

Don’t beg for treasure

Confession is good for the soul, they say. I'd imagine this is true. But my sins were too convoluted. And from the little I understand--too damning.

No one in the world is really over 28. I wish I had known that when I thought I was 40.

Being part of a community of writers is huge. I really think that's why people go to MFA programs.

Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it.

I need some me-time. I have to remember to rest, because I have a natural energy and I don't want to burn out.

The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times.

Discipline for me is about respect. It's not even about self-respect; it's about respect for life and all it offers.

The aesthetic principle is the same in every art, only the material differs.

Gourmet: Usually little more than a glutton festooned with credit cards.