“If we could write a book about anything, it’d be about the elderly. Rights for the elderly are so important. No one talks about them. They’re here but they’re forgotten. We’d write a book about the elderly, and it would get everyone talking about life, death, and everything in between.”

“I didn’t read much as a kid. I probably didn’t read nearly as much as I should’ve. But I read with Rose. I read with her every night. I think it’s important, plus it’s a great way to spend time with her.” Rose interrupted her father here to say, “I have so many favorite books. I like cats.”

“I think the American public doesn’t read. Books are 400 to 500 pages, I don’t think there’s a market for that anymore. And another thing, I think books are too expensive. I think we want books for free. We get music for free, so why not books? I think we live in a sharing economy, and the publishing industry is gonna have to adjust to that new reality. Either that, or the industry will die.”