Communication is the transfer of emotion.

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.

The competitive advantages the marketplace demands is someone more human, connected, and mature. Someone with passion and energy, capable of seeing things as they are and negotiating multiple priorities as she makes useful decisions without angst. Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are available to you.

The way to get unstuck is to start down the wrong path, right now.

Our cultural instinct is to wait to get pickedNo one is going to pick you. Pick yourself.

The media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have enough to play with. Ignore your investors that want proven tactics and predictable instant results. Listen instead to your real customers, to your vision and make something for the long haul. Because that's how long it's going to take, guys.