I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about, that are so graphic and visual.

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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...

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

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

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

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

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

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

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so...

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so...

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

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

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

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

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...

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...

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...

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

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...