"More people have more access to more readers for less money than ever before in history. It means a lot of dross but it means a lot of very talented people can find and nurture a readership in ways that were not possible twenty years ago. From a creative perspective, that is all that writing is about."

"My type of humor is me not caring whether people know what I'm talking about or not."

"People forget how outcast 'They Might Be Giants' can be. They have a reputation for writing really deft, funny, clever melodies, and they also make a lot of music for kids, which is terrific, but when you see them in concert, they can rock the house."

"People who run for president seriously and people who become president enter a bizarre secret society in which they have had an experience that none of us will ever have."

"It's funny how you never think about the women you've had. It's always the ones who get away that you can't forget."

"If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both."

"The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason."

"If anything, I was the opposite of most college students who think they can do anything."