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The Nobel Prize comes from outside, it's a social recognition [reconnaissance] in a way. And I think a true artist is driven by interior necessities.
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I'm not a natural comedian, as an artist. I studied comedy growing up. I would watch Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, all day.
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Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die
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Why won't they let a year die without bringing in a new one on the instant, can't they use birth control on time? I want an interregnum. The stupid years patter on with unrelenting feet, never stopping - rising to little monotonous peaks in our imaginations at festivals like New Year's and Easter and Christmas - But, goodness, why need they do it?
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It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.
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If you can't return a favor, pass it on.
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I'm from where your hustle determines your salary.
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Without my big brother, I probably literally wouldn't be here.
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We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls.
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Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep.
