I write nonfiction in this thriller-esque style. I have all the facts; I research it. I have thousands of pages of court documents... I try to get inside my stories.

Businesses should follow and learn from others successes and failures in order to better understand and predict their own.

I've always loved adventure stories that involve brilliant kids using their brains to beat systems that seem unbeatable.

I believe Facebook is going all the way. They're going to reach a billion members and will be the biggest company in the world. It will be a platform everyone goes on the Internet through.

There's always going to be controversy when you write the way I write.

I write about nerds who go the extra mile and become rock stars.

I certainly was a geeky kid myself, but to me, math and science were always these magical things- powerful tools you could use in incredible ways.

I see myself as an entertainer.

The idea that the story is true is more important than being able to prove that it's true.

I write because I can’t sleep.

Seeing someone reading something I wrote on an airplane - things like that are pretty awesome.

I'm concerned about myself, but I'm less concerned about 'only myself'.

Pain is soul of re-birth.

A photograph is usually looked at- seldom looked into.

How could I think the brief years were enough To prove the reality of endless love?

The art of winning in business is in working hard - not taking things too seriously.

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages.

Exercise is an absolute must. Period. That doesn't mean I'm a gym junkie - it just means that I have to get a few days doing something physical a week, even just for my mental sanity.

I never want to be that guy at a dinner table saying, 'I wish I could have dessert.' I actually went through a stage when I would order dessert first.

The tusk is a very tactile shape, looks great among the other charms and is a cool piece that I like.