“My goal is to do the most with the least—get the maximum output with the minimum input.”

“My goal is to have the most and the best of what I desire. And since I desire clones, I have to be the best me first.”

“I’m older than myself. At least I will be, once my clone gets here.”

“I think it’s important to set goals for myself, goals for the future, goals that I’ll demand my clones achieve for me.”

“The country with the most writers is ironically probably the country with the least readers—USA. And once my parents die, my entire reading base will disappear.”

“It’s good if you think bad thoughts, because at least you’re thinking. That’s more than most people do.”

“Who I am is unimportant. But who I am is very important. I’ll suppress my ego now, every occurring now, so I can achieve my maximum later.”