"I seem to be living in my own novels more and more. I can't figure out why. Am I losing touch with reality? Or is reality actually sliding toward a Phil Dickian type of atmosphere? And if the latter, …"

"I'm interested in people who are trying to figure out what's real and what's not."

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."

"I think the most important thing in life is to have hope. To believe that things can get better. To never give up."

"The only way to truly live is to be willing to die. To embrace your mortality. To live each day as if it were your last."