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

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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...

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

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 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,...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

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...

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...

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

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 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.

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...

As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across to...

As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across 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...

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...

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...

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

Justice is truth in action.

Justice is truth in action.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

The only ship that sinks is a true friendship

The only ship that sinks is a true friendship