“I do try to be of some use in the world. I sometimes do volunteer work...” — John Shirley Quote

I do try to be of some use in the world. I sometimes do volunteer work with kids, and manage to help some people a little, but really making a significant difference can be hard.

I'm not quite pompous enough to think of myself as an educator or a man capable of definitive refutation of falsehoods.

Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature; writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine.

I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated.

People in extreme conditions are suddenly naked, realer than normal, perhaps even more alive.

I have enough problems trying to manage a team, without managing the FA.

You can manage 50 people through the strength of your personality and lack of sleep. You can touch them all in a week and make sure they're all pointed in the right direction.

We shouldn't expect women to have it all and manage it all and I certainly don't want to be portrayed in that way - I think it's a very negative message to send women.

I don't need to tell stories about how I prepare or manage myself.

My father, who lives in a village in Uttar Pradesh, was bedridden for some time. His BP shot up. While everyone got worked up at home, I didn't know how to manage my personal and professional lives.