Some people want fame popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.
The writers I respect the most had an undying commitment to a vision.
I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort.
It's like a garden: Whatever you water the most will do the best. At some...
I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry it's just obtuse to them....
I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I...
I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to...
I have a life that I enjoy I try and value the things that I think are worth...
The things you fear are undefeatable not by their nature but by your...
For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and...
Our competition for American business is no longer in the next county or the...
McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only...
A belief in God is vitally important not just in show business but...
To me the print business model is so simple where readers pay a dollar for...
It's a lot of work to keep reinventing yourself and coming up with new stuff...
The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not...
I could play it safe by recording songs that are familiar but am I expanding...
It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a...
It is an immutable law in business that words are words explanations are...