As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.

Instead of working hard to keep their share of a shrinking pie, or working even harder to make sure the industry stays as is, I think the most essential thing legacy book industry players can do is set up independent ventures with great people and little interference and work really hard to put themselves out of business by starting at the bottom, not by reinforcing the top.

You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.

Just about anything worth doing is worth doing better.

Every voice doesn't matter--only the voices that move your idea forward, that make it better, that make you better, that make it more likely you will ship work that benefits your tribe.

A book is a souvenir of an idea.

Competence is no longer a scarce commodity.