It bothered me that whatever was waiting wasn't waiting for me

The hungry and the haunted explode in a rock'n'roll band.

Morality is like the famous fig leaves that Adam and Eve used to cover their genitals after they first sinned. But what morality really covers up is will, which is our true nature.

There's nothing giggly about Heather usually. She's the opposite

Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life a community of thought a rivalry of aim.

The best antidote I have found is to yearn for something. As long as you yearn you can't congeal: there is a forward motion to yearning.

There is little sense in attempting to change external conditions, you must first change inner beliefs, then outer conditions will change accordingly.

The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing.

The age of automation is going to be the age of "do it yourself".

I like to think of myself as a New Yorker, which is pathetic.

My dogs are a priority and a big responsibility... but the payoffs are well worth it