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

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 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.

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.

I write because I can’t sleep.

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

She appears to have a face that would stop a clock and raise hell with small watches, bless her heart.

I have a great family that loves me, a record deal at 14, and I get to do what I love every day.

I love to see people win. You can literally see a person change through achievement on this emotional and spiritual level.

I have always wanted to own a homemade ice cream shop!

I usually don't know how to fight hard for roles. I've certainly sent a passionate letter or two... which always leads nowhere.

What is odious but . . . people . . . who toast their feet on the register. . . .

For decades, I have supported adoption, and have helped tens of thousands of children worldwide.

Read. Forget everything you've been told about books and read.

Whereas European films have traditionally been able to go into adult relationships. I think there's a huge audience in America for those kinds of films.

You know what FSU stands for, don't you? Free Shoes University.