You can stay in society and be alone, as long as you can be detached from the world. This is why I don't think I have ever gone for the easy option or done things that were expected of me.


The Paris Review interview (1984)


You can stay in society and be alone, as long as you can be detached from the world. This is why I don't think I have ever gone for the easy option...

You can stay in society and be alone, as long as you can be detached from the world. This is why I don't think I have ever gone for the easy option...

You can stay in society and be alone, as long as you can be detached from the world. This is why I don't think I have ever gone for the easy option...

You can stay in society and be alone, as long as you can be detached from the world. This is why I don't think I have ever gone for the easy option...