"But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, it's all there, at least the basic elements of it. You can't change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed."

"Americans are apocalyptic by nature. The reason why is that we've always had so much, so we live in deadly fear that people are going to take it away from us."

"I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses."

"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way."

"There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder."

"Everything you can imagine is real."