Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do.

I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

I'm reaching 87, trying to keep fit, presenting a vigorous figure, and it's an effort, and is it worth the effort? I laugh at myself trying to keep a bold front. It's become my habit. I just carry on.

Lou Reed was a hero because he was an anti-hero.