“I find it really offensive when people say that the emotional experiences of teenagers are less real or less important than those of adults.”
“You will find, that when you have someone to love, that the face is less important than the brain, and the body is less important than the heart.”
“For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.”
“I find that the less emotion I put into life, the less the past seems to hurt.”
“Children are not less intelligent than adults; what they are is less informed.”
“...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think.”