In the past the publishers I've worked with have been extremely generous. And in almost every case, have been people who believed in the work rather than the sales and marketing.

Writing is the one art form that really should allow you to hang yourself.

Further, for once, I like the idea that people who think I'm a constant voice for the furthering of the imagination have to see that interest in a more materialistic fashion.

Most of my books have caused distribution and printing problems in the past.

But, right now, the situation is that almost all of my writing is out of print.

Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities.

Im not trying to do conceptual art.

I don't publish the books to make money, not at all.

I don't sell enough books to pay for the lawyers, however. And these various problems finally became too much.

Further, I'm obsessed with how language contorts and creates bodies.

Life is short

Living in another culture, not just visiting it, has reshaped our view of the world.

With any character I play, I gravitate to the juxtaposition and humor.

I'm a big believer that life changes as much as you want it to.

I was about seven years old. In my mother's garage I used to create plays and star in them and charge the neighborhood kids five cents to see them. It was a lot of fun.

Without great mountains we cannot reach great heights.

There are varied experiences of overweight women throughout the country; theres not just one experience.

The multiplicity of facts and writings is become so great that every thing must soon be reduced to extracts and dictionaries.

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

There are a great many people who are in favor of conservation no matter what it means.