The more people we have on our team. the less room there is in the elevator and the more complicated everything gets.

Rituals, even unhappy ones, provide a measure of comfort. Like a superstitious ballplayer who will only use certain bats, my depression rituals have become a fixed, normal part of my life. ... I need rituals to prevent unnecessarily rocking my already shaky emotional boat.

Today there are millions of people making stuff and putting it into the world: that's become part of our identity and it shouldn't be limited to people who fancy themselves writers, or who are particularly witty or talented.

People tell me I need an assistant, but I dont want one.

I've found that if you're not responsive to e-mail, it trains people to leave you alone.

There are a lot of rich people in the world. There are very few people who have the privilege of getting to invent things that billions of people use.

I always carry my camera with me.