“Maxims were like neural shortcuts, like icons on a desktop that instantly connect you to a body of information.”

“Like electricity, we all need to maximize the mobility, flexibility and connectivity of the internet.”

“It was like my body knew instantly that he was mine and that I was his.”

“Interviewer: The other day, when we first talked, you said that you felt that, when you were writing, you were often following invisible patterns.Stone: I don't see them so much as hear them, and I know that a poem will happen and later I will look at it, and say: Wow, where did that come from? how did I do that? I didn't set out to do that, but the neural connections are so fast, the body, the self is so slow, (laughs) that you're kind of astonished. It's odd.”

“I like instant gratification. It’s like instant coffee, only it won’t keep you up all night.”

“I like maxims that don't encourage behavior modification.-Calvin”