I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

The most important questions of life are, for the most part, really only problems of probability.

我是那种精神有问题的人，如果我打了一个女孩的嘴，她会说，“该死，那太激烈了！”

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

"Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money."

The love and support from our fans is what keeps us going.