…The wonders of life and the universe are mere reflections of microscopic particles engaged in a pointless dance fully choreographed by the laws of physics.

...things are the way they are in our universe because if they weren't, we wouldn't be here to notice.

...quantum mechanics—the physics of our world—requires that you hold such pedestrian complaints in abeyance.

If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.

it struck me as an operational way to define free will, in a way that allowed you to reconcile free will with determinism. The system is deterministic, but you can’t say what it’s going to do next.

Everything I do is Mingus.

I'm a person with virtually no feelings.

Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.

I am so tried by the things said about God. I understand God's patience with the wicked, but I do wonder how he can be so patient with the pious!

I like adventures and people who live with the volume on high.

I finally have the body I want. It’s easy, actually, you just have to want a really shitty body.

I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with a lot of helium.

The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward.