I think it's natural for youth to be drawn to newness: The world is still new for them.

I think words operate like musical notes that the eyeball hears.

When I think about it, I'm happily bewildered that people will preorder my books They'll preorder me. What a lucky guy!

The natural world is not indestructible.

I think well-read people - the world is open to them.

I think part of the appeal of Antarctica is experiencing some sort of power, the forces of the natural world.