"He also reported experiencing vivid hallucinations, including seeing a “black iron prison” in his living room and encountering mysterious, otherworldly beings."

"You will be required to do wrong no matter where you go. It is the basic condition of life, to be required to violate your own identity."

"I write about characters who are trying to survive in a world that's going crazy."

"I'm not a science fiction writer. I'm a writer who uses science fiction as a metaphor for reality."

"I'm not a science fiction writer. I'm a philosophical writer."