“Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book co...” — Jeanette Winterson Quote

“Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world.”

“I think people deceive themselves about themselves, particularly as they get older.”

“Lies 1: There is only the present and nothing to remember.”

“I'm not one of those professors whose office is encased floor-to-ceiling with books. By the way, I think academics do this to intimidate their visitors.”

“Can they do both? That's a huge balance, I think, with kids- trying to find the right- it's everything, you know, it's social life, it's academics, it's sports.”

“I've felt for some time that economics needs to be taught differently by economists who actually have had experience making a payroll or investing on Wall Street. When economics is taught by pure academics, watch out.”