There are symbolic dreams— dreams that symbolize some reality. Then there are symbolic realities — realities that symbolize a dream. Symbols are what you might call the honorary town councillors of the worm universe. In the worm universe, there is nothing unusual about a dairy cow seeking a pair of pliers. A cow is bound to get her pliers sometime. It has nothing to do with me.

A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel (ed. Vintage, 2010) - ISBN: 9780307762726