“Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and cl...” — Marcus Tullius Cicero Quote

“Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.”

“A home without books is a body without soul.”

“Never injure a friend, even in jest.”

“When knowledge passes into code, it changes state; like water turned to ice, it becomes a new thing, with new properties. We use it, but in a human sense, we no longer know it.”

“The way I work, the interview never becomes larger than the person being interviewed.”

“Writing has always been so much fun for me, and it still is. I think if you can keep it fun, then you have something. You start to lose it if it becomes work. That's one of the reasons that we're in this business - to get out of work.”