The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.

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.

Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.

Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.

I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long term.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

Sometimes all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true.