I'm skeptical that the novel will be "re­invented." If you start thinking about a medical textbook or something, then, yes, I think that's ripe for reinvention. You can imagine animations of a beating heart. But I think the novel will thrive in its current form. That doesn't mean that there won't be new narrative inventions as well. But I don't think they'll displace the novel.

Where you are going to spend your time and your energy is one of the most important decisions you get to make in life.

For every leader in the company, not just for me, there are decisions that can be made by analysis. These are the best kinds of decisions!

We've got thousands of investors counting on us. And we're a team of thousands of employees all counting on each other. That's fun.

I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate.

If you're going to invest in an Internet stock, you must be a long-term investor.

The one thing that offends me the most is when I walk by a bank and see ads trying to convince people to take out second mortgages on their home so they can go on vacation. That's approaching evil.