John Hockenberry

Design is the courage and brilliance to cover an original and make it different.

An object imbued with intent - it has power, it's treasure, we're drawn to it. An object devoid of intent - it's random, it's imitative, it repels us. It's like a piece of junk mail to be thrown away.

In general, I think very few people have a sustained interest in news.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

The thing about Paris, it's a great city for wandering around and buying shoes and nursing a cafe au lait for hours on end and pretending you're Baudelaire. But it's not a city where you can work.