“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”

“Don't hire anyone you wouldn't want to run into in the hallway at three in the morning.”

“By the way, when Oprah Winfrey is suggesting you may have overextended yourself, you need to examine your fucking life.”

“Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions ... Do your thing, and don't care if they like it.”

“Do your thing and don't care if they like it.”

“Some people say, Never let them see you cry. I say, if youre so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.”

“It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but when I did write, I had more of a self to speak from.”

“It didn't matter that there was a war on our doorstep. She had things to do, places to be.”

“Stranger inside me, when you are born, I will give youa closed book and ask you never to read it, never rest, never forgive a man who wants to save you.”