Who you are is more important than what you do. The goal is to bring what you do in alignment with who you are, so you don’t end up being someone you don’t want to be.

I used to use business to make money. But I've learned that business is a tool. You can use it to support what you believe in.

Love that has been tested is far more awe-inspiring than love that has never known anything but bliss.

I think when a reader reads a whole book - which takes six to ten hours - that’s kind of a gift to the author. The gift of close, undivided attention. To who else do we listen so closely for eight straight hours? And when readers give that gift to me, I’m grateful for it.

Allow for many paths to your goal. Do not fixate on one path, because then you are likely to give up when that path is blocked.

‎It's not easy / It's not supposed to be easy / Most people make mistakes / Most people have to learn the hardest lessons more than once.

If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon