I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

In the wild, there are no second chances. You have to get it right the first time.

In mathematics, the most profound ideas often arise from the simplest observations.

"In real estate, you make your money when you buy, not when you sell."