Their argument, and I think it's a correct one, is that they'll make more money from the trades and the hardcovers if nobody messes with the creative team.

First, believe in your ability to create the future. That's what leaders do-that is our job. Understand reality but never be imprisoned by it. Reality is a moment in time. The future has not yet been written-it is written by leaders.

Many of our leadership practices have gone from being tried and true to being tired and tarnished.

When you expect the best from people, you will often see more in them than they see in themselves.

You kind of worry for the characters in a way that you don't normally in sci-fi, because sci-fi tends to be about the ideas, and this is about people.

Artists, no matter how good their intentions, are always slower than they think.

Your capacity to grow determines your capacity to lead.