My shorthand answer is that I try to write the kind of book that I would like to read. If I can make it clear and interesting and compelling to me, then I hope maybe it will be for the reader.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you"ll end up working for one. read more

• Thought Nice Nerds Chances End Up Working for

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. read more

• Thought Learn from Yesterday Live for Today Hope Tomorrow Important Thing Stop Questioning

Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life. read more

• Experience Suffering Another Name for Teaching Experience Which Parent Instruction Schoolmaster Life

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him read more

• Do Man How Treats Human-nature Those for by Nothing Judge Easily Character

One person can make a difference and everyone should try. read more

• Thought Person Difference Everyone Try

I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist. read more

• Stories Character Evolve Particularly Drawn

People are so helpful. People will stop what they're doing to show you something, to walk with you through a section of the town, or explain how a suspension bridge really works. read more

• Walk How People What Doing They Something Show Really Explain Stop Bridge Works Town Helpful Section

Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love. read more

• Love Work Real Finding Success

I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down. read more

• Many Life Good How Today Book Down Reader Put Very Reasons Aware Distractions

A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. read more

• Better Its Past Individual Function Nation Forgets