“I wish I were half as smart as I think I am.”

“I've been called a smart ass many times and given the same response "I'd rather be known as a smart ass than a dumb ass”

“If life is like a box of chocolates why do I always seem to grab the icky jelly filled ones?! :)”

“The old saying of 'Think outside the box' should be changed to 'Think like the box'. After all that would give one insight to both the inside and the outside of the box. Right?”

“I tell my students that when you write, you should pretend you’re writing the best letter you ever wrote to the smartest friend you have. That way, you’ll never dumb things down. You won’t have to explain things that don’t need explaining. You’ll assume an intimacy and a natural shorthand, which is good because readers are smart and don’t wish to be condescended to. I think about the reader. I care about the reader. Not “audience.” Not “readership.” Just the reader.”

“Tis far far better for people to assume you're stupid because it's fun to prove them wrong.”

“Books because are the vehicle that takes my mind to places and times my body can't go.”