Everything, in retrospect, is obvious. But if everything were obvious, authors of histories of financial folly would be rich . . .

They [some countries] borrowed money to go acquire things, Indian power plants and Danish newspapers and British soccer teams. And they did it willy-nilly, and they themselves a story, that Icelandic history and culture and DNA leaves us very well-suited to being investment bankers.

The pleasure of rooting for Goliath is that you can expect to win. The pleasure of rooting for David is that, while you don’t know what to expect, you stand at least a chance of being inspired.

It is the nature of being the general manager of a baseball team that you have to remain on familiar terms with people you are continually trying to screw.

Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.

I didn't think one day something would happen that would bring me back to Wall Street to write what is essentially a sequel.

When you're trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way.