The sky is the limit on what the complications can cost.

I start with an idea that is no more than a paragraph long, and expand it slowly into an outline. But I'm always surprised by the directions things take when I actually start writing.

How much does it really matter whether your child will soon be enjoying a first year at Harvard or Yale or will instead end up at her third or fourth or fifth choice? Probably much less than you think.

Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.

What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.

Of course, bankers were always interested in making money. But when bankers had clients, they bore some responsibility for the clients' welfare.