"I like the way dreams present themselves as words and images that are trying to get your attention using your model-making brain's ability to make up stories."

“The Unnamable,1954... How all becomes clear and simple when one opens an eye on the within, having of course previously exposed it to the without, in order to benefit by the contrast.”

“I send messages to the White House continuously”

Source : "John King, USA", edition.cnn.com. May 7, 2012.

“The responsibility of the artist is to transcend the human ego.”

Source : "Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 2005.

“From time to time historians need to be shocked.”

“Fear is the foundation of safety.”

“Even if it were true that we need God to be moral, it would of course not make God's existence more likely, merely more desirable (many people cannot tell the difference)”

“I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his invention.”

“When you quit drinking you stop waiting.”