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.

Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.

The most difficult part of writing a book is not devising a plot which will captivate the reader. It's not developing characters the reader will have strong feelings for or against. It is not finding a setting which will take the reader to a place he or she as never been. It is not the research, whether in fiction or non-fiction. The most difficult task facing a writer is to find the voice in which to tell the story.

One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback.

Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.

When we're connected to others, we become better people.