"It cannot be said often enough that science fiction as a genre is incredibly educational - and I'm speaking the written science fiction, not 'Star Trek.' Science fiction writers tend to fill their books if they're clever with little bits of interesting stuff and real stuff."

"It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer's you are an old fart. That's how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone."

"The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop."

"The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head."

"I later spent... five to eight months in hospitals in New Jersey, always on an involuntary basis, and always attempting a legal argument for release."

"My mom's been married three times my dad has been married a lot. I didn't really see my dad that much."

"I was a model for eight years. That's the deal: People look. But I didn't like being looked at and never seen."

"If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible."