“During the 1960s, I think, people forgot what emotions were supposed to be. And I don't think they've ever remembered.”

“I suppose I have a really loose interpretation of 'work,' because I think that just being alive is so much work at something you don't always want to do.”

“I always think about what it means to wear eyeglasses. When you get used to glasses you don't know how far you could really see. I think about all the people before eyeglasses were invented. It must have been weird because everyone was seeing in different ways according to how bad their eyes were. Now, eyeglasses standardize everyone's vision to 20-20. That's an example of everyone becoming more alike. Everyone could be seeing at different levels if it weren't for glasses.”

“Remember, they've never seen you before in their life.”

“The nicer I am, the more people think I'm lying.”

“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want.”

“I never think that people die. They just go to department stores.”