Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and pass on values from on generation to the next. Books save lives.

So many things have happened to me in my life that I could be phobic about.

Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

I didn't really understand that Vipassana is a relatively new form of Buddhism that was based on the storage of pain. So the idea is that every time you don't scream, that's your Buddhist side.

I don't care about being famous or having a lot of people go, "She's really good."

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret.