I always remember him saying (in this documentary):

“If you don’t mind being alone it’s a great gift, so many people now can’t stand to be on their own. Silence worries people, and they can’t read either to alleviate it, if the TV breaks down they’re fucked, the world goes away for them.”

He used to read books into early morning hours and was a big world war aficionado. Here he is showing off his collection. It’s like he had only three things in his apartment: Nazi daggers, books, and plenty of Jack Daniels!