Youth - the most significant aspect of youth is that it's full of energy.

Insight essentially means being able to see things other people are not able to see. This is the hallmark of leadership.

To make any endeavor truly successful, integrity, inspiration, and insight are integral.

The problem with humans is that they are unable to handle their own intelligence.

Rowling is a luminous storyteller. I love her sense of humor and the intricate wizarding world she built around Hogwarts. I think all writers aspire to be like her, to capture readers like she does. But I didn't think about 'Harry Potter' when I wrote 'The Bone Season.'

My father was always clowning around. It was a huge influence on me. In my family, everything is turned into a joke.

I think it's because it's so different and it takes risks. Plus, it's really smart humor. It gives the audience credit in terms of not needing to tell them when to laugh. I love that about the show. There's no laugh track.

It's very hard to write humor.