Americans are genuinely and profoundly anti-intellectual. They are especially so in their pleasure-seeking, which is epically banal.

A person always has a chance to protest this or that.

I begin with an image of some sort, just as if you saw something out of a window, and then went to the window to see what it was.

Clarity is the most important thing to me - in thinking - and so I try in the books to be as clear as possible.

As far as ideas about book design: I have plenty. But I also try and let people do their jobs.

I believe my friends think I'm funny. All the books are full of humor. Maybe it is a quiet sort of humor that masquerades as not-much-at-all. It is certainly easy to miss.

I like small books. I like durable books. I like plain books. I like small type and thin pages.