Well, you can’t have just some of me, Jai,” I told her. “You appreciate the part of me that didn’t get angry because two ‘things’ we own got hurt. But the flip side of that is my belief that you don’t repair things if they still do what they’re supposed to do. The cars still work. Let’s just drive ’em.

I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.

It's interesting, the secrets you decide to reveal at the end of your life.

I'm a professor - there should be some lessons learned - and how you can use the stuff you hear today to enable your dreams or enable the dreams of others. And as you get older you may find that enabling-the-dreams-of-others thing is even more fun.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

Don’t complain; just work harder.