"You can accomplish so much with a strong will. Just do your best, no matter what. Don't let negative thoughts creep in. Don't talk yourself out of anything."

“Austerity is not part of the European treaties; democracy and the principle of popular sovereignty are.”

“I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.”

“There is also a particular frustration that I have with language. It's so clumsy. There's often two words that are close in meaning, yet what I'm trying to say is in between them, or it might be a little more layered and nuanced. Having this conversation with you is exciting, because I can feel you resonate, even though we're on the phone. That's really beautiful to me.”

“More precious is want with honesty than wealth with infamy.”

“I think, sometimes, artists release music too fast. If you just sit back and listen to the track for a little bit you could pick and choose how you want to do it and see if you really feel the song, because sometimes you might not even like the song after a few listens.”

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“Within a lot of African-American households, I think, there's an idea that black men don't want to take an active participation in the lives of their children. That if they do, there has to be some sort of ulterior motive.”

“The first novel that I wrote was because I was having very interesting sorts of experiences, for Indians of my generation.”

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“The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.”