A lot of publishers have close relationships with people in power. So the press, which used to speak truth to power, doesn't. The big result of that has been the erosion of trust.

Treat people like you want to be treated; live and let live; and also give the other person a break now and then.

Milestones aren't what I think about much.

Death is my exit strategy. I'll be doing significant customer service only as long as I live.

There's no genius behind it. It's persistence and listening to people.

The stuff that works best is driven by passion rather than dollars.

Follow through with basic values, and remember to provide good customer service.

I am committed to doing customer service for Craigslist for the rest of my life. The exit strategy is death.

In business, there are times when you disagree, and sometimes it turns out that you're just plain wrong. Humor takes away tension and helps you realize you're wrong.

Getting out of the way is really important.

Craigslist does serve as a platform where people help each other for the basics, and also, shows people that the Internet is good for mutual support. I do feel pretty good about that.

The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.

You taste so good. I love making you come with my mouth.” —Bryce Van Der Linden (French Kiss, Unbearable Passion, #2)

It is what we are forced to do that forms our character, not what we do of our own free will.

You can't win them all but you can try.

. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child.

A library is a place full of mouth-watering food for thought.

I like to write about certain things that if they are not written about are not going to exist.

I don't like the idea that I am going to come back as an ant or a sparrow if I don't get along in the great karma of life.

Being the father of girls is a kind of illness, in its own way - since any guy who has tried to live in a house with a wife and two daughters is, without any doubt, going to go certifiably nuts.