I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

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People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get...

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get...

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

I hate zoos.

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the...

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the...

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.