“People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are...” — John Forbes Nash Quote

People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you maybe want to imagine something better.

To some extent, people who are insane are nonconformists, and society and their family wish they would live what appear to be useful lives.

I had been offered fellowships to enter as a graduate student at either Harvard or Princeton. But the Princeton fellowship was somewhat more generous, since I had not actually won the Putnam competition... Thus Princeton became the choice for my graduate study location.

I don't think exactly like a professional economist. I think about economics and economic ideas, but somewhat like an outsider.

The thing is, my dad's always been more of a bookworm; he was interested in more intellectual pursuits, but nobody can escape the passion that football stirs.

One of the reasons that I think I do love to write is because I did have a difficult childhood and not so great teenage years. It always helped me escape from my problems.

Was I hurt sometimes? Yeah. But not to the point where I couldn't play. I think we all go through it. Some guys escape it. Some guys don't. There's no secret formula.

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.

I'm a huge gamer! I love playing 'World of Warcraft.' It helps me wind down and escape reality for a few.