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My Parents Believe In The Principle Of ‘sink Or Swim,’ Or ‘what Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger ― Or It Kills You.” From “the Education Of Robert Nifkin

Children Make Better Readers Than Adults. They Read As Carefully As I Write; Adults Read As A Means Of Getting Off To Sleep. I Get Letters Saying 'i Have Read Your Book Seventeen Times.' If You're An Adult Novelist And You Get That Letter, You Should Be Afraid. You're Being Stalked. Kids Always Read Them Seventeen Times!

If The English Had Deep-dish Pizza They Could Have Kept Their Empire.

Trust Me, There Is No Formula For Most Things That Are Not Math.

Looking Back Over My Life So Far I Am Able To Remember Specific Days That Were Perfect. These Tend To Be Days, And Parts Of Days, In Which Nothing In Particular Happened, Except That I Was Utterly Happy.