what we call things matters. ... The words we use, and how we perceive those words, reflect how we value, or devalue, people, places, and things.

In the family sandwich, the older people and the younger ones can recognize one another as the bread. Those in the middle are, for a time, the meat.

So carry your courage in an easily accessible place, the way you do your cellphone or your wallet. You may still falter or fail, but you always know that you pushed hard and aimed high. Take a leap of faith. Fear not. Courage is the ultimate career move.

In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own.

You're like a cake when you're young. You can't rush it or it will fall, or just turn out wrong. Rising takes patience, and heat.

Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first.

Look at the view and you'll never be disappointed.