I'm not a fan of being inauthentic.

Being a giver is not about saying yes to all of the people all of the time to all of the requests.

When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way.

When young women get called bossy, it's often because they're trying to exercise power without status. It's not a problem that they're being dominant; the backlash arises because they're overstepping their status.

When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.

Being a magician taught me how powerful the element of surprise can be. In each book, I've tried to work that in - an unexpected twist in a story that reveals an insight, a counter intuitive study that turns your beliefs upside-down.