Generation X people would somehow track me down and want to know about him, ... I remember he had told me it would take 25 years for his work to be totally appreciated, and I found myself telling these stories to these young people and some would say, 'Why don't you put all of it in a book?'

To me, everything that is human is holy, ... So I don't think anything in the book is despicable or wrong.

Most Americans look to him as a macho role model, mistaking him for the character he created in 'On the Road' -- the motorcycle hero, cowboy hero, your thug, your gang member. The popular notion of Kerouac was this tough, macho man who had a woman at every pit stop. The other dimension of him was the dark side of Kerouac present in his work.

We're pioneering the personal submarine market. The idea is people can own a submarine instead of a yacht and do a lot more with it.

She's my sister. You have to be picky about where you put your people.

The people who are raising the objections are good people … I just happen to disagree with them.