English majors understand human nature better than economists do.

Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel.

Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

I suspected that there were things he knew that I had been waiting all my life to learn.

In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans.

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!'

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, but you have to train yourself to remember them.

Candy is my fuel. Ice cream, too.

But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute-for horses

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.

Business is leisure when you find pleasure in it.

This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion.

Evolutionary theory holds that our ability to sense when we should be suspicious has been every bit as essential for human survival as our capacity for trust and cooperation.

An ounce of gold is an ounce of gold, whether it consists of guineas, sovereigns or eagles.

It's the Peter Pan in me, I don't think I'll ever grow up.

We had a delicious dinner of too much.

Use your energy for good and it will be replenished with more good energy, use you energy for bad and your energy will be drained.

To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like.

Computers have changed the world of chess.