"I want to write about people I love, and put them into a fictional world spun out of my own mind, not the world we actually have, because the world we actually have does not meet my standards."

"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."

"The less we know, the more we believe."

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."

"I'm not a fan of censorship. I think it's a dangerous thing. It's a way of controlling people's minds."