Generally speaking, writers who have been at it for a while, and who are any good at it, suffer from an acute kind of self-knowledge. The unexamined life is not a risk for them.

I was raised to be ashamed of my ignorance, and to try to do something about it if at all possible.

I suspect that on some level, life is a matter of indefensible loyalties.

We're angry about this, upset about that, but who has the time to do anything anymore? There are those reports to report on, memos to remember, e-mails to deflect or delete. They bury us like snow.

It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.

The writing begins when you've finished. Only then do you know what you're trying to say.

Love, honor, and negotiate.

I don't think there is any truth. There are only points of view.

My grandpa was a cowboy. He roped cattle out in Texas and Arizona. Growing up, I'd see him maybe once a year and he'd always get me on a horse at some point. But each time I'd have to learn again.

Drama in our lives is the greatest indicator that we're not focused on meaningful goals. On the path to purpose you don't have time for drama.

Hockey's my favorite sport.

When life gives you lemons....they could really be oranges.

It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most.

There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.