We have cultural depth. We get all kinds of stuff to chew on, to live on.

If for instance, in a board meeting, if you have an idea, it better be a good idea, or you're not going to get everybody's attention.

Dynamic benign neglect.

I still retain a bit of a child's focus on things, so we [with my sister] figure if we're going to write books, our best shot is to write children's books, because we relate pretty readily on that level.

The meetings can be a lot of fun or they can be frustrating.

What if all tomorrow brings is ashes and glass, and I can't tell you child, 'this too shall pass.' If all the world were windswept, cold and gray. And in the end there's nothing left to say.

We have a society that's trying to make sure that nobody gets any adventures because adventures are dangerous and danger is bad.