Look at Sam Beckett. Most depressed man who ever lived, but he sure was funny.

It's just my natural way - to be funny. I don't know why that is. But as I've said, humor is a quick cover for shock, horror, confusion. The critics hate funny writers for the most part. They think funny is not serious, but I think that funny can be even more serious than nonfunny. And it can be more affecting, too.

The compulsively readable events of my life occurred mainly in infancy, and it's been pretty humdrum ever since.

I've always written about heroes and wondered who they are.

What is your identity, and how do you know who you are if you don't have language?

The beauty of American law is you cannot slander anybody who is dead. This is not true in all countries.