I read a lot of nonfiction - especially books about the brain.

Brains don't really smell, but what's amazing about the brain is that it's almost like scrambled eggs or soft tofu, almost like a gel. The brain controls so much of what we do, but you could put your finger right through it.

Learning about the way people process information and their emotions is hugely helpful to my work.

One of the very first serious books I read when I was growing up was 'Atlas Shrugged.'

I just worry about the girls who look up to me. I don't want them to think I starve myself or don't eat, and that to be like me that's what they have to do.

A word to the unwise.
Torch every book.
Char every page.
Burn every word to ash.
Ideas are incombustible.
And therein lies your real fear.