My master's degree was in journalism, but everything important I ever learned about being a journalist I learned on the job.

My longest love affair: with a book.

Books gave us a way to shape ourselves - to form our thoughts and to signal to each other who we were and who we wanted to be. They were part of our self-fashioning, no less than our clothes.

The best education for a writer, I think, is to read a lot - college can be a good place to do that.

A book may not tell us exactly how to live our own lives, but our own lives can teach us how to read a book.

I think it's a terrible mistake to only think in terms of a degree "buying" you something.

I'm not a policy expert - I am only arguing that there is more to an education than an economic ticket.

Best qualification for an aspiring journalist is curiosity.

In my hometown there is a pub named after me - The Frome Flyer on Jenson Avenue. How cool is that?!

Instead of thinking about work the next day or thinking about what you have to do, if you live in the moment you'll have some of the best times of your life.

To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.

[My father] could see as far as he could see and my mother wanted us to go to college so it was a very real part of my life.

Don't ask for anyone's permission to follow your dreams

There is so much pressure to look a certain way in this town. But it's nice to have a little meat on you, and I hope I inspire women to appreciate their muscular calves.

To me, feeling good about yourself as you get older is all about your attitude - if you think you're old, you'll feel old.

The mystery story is two stories in one: the story of what happened and the story of what appeared to happen.

Sincerity in sadhna and eagerness to serve is the basis of one's relationship with the spiritual master.

For me 'Thank You'. This word has a very deep meaning.