We increase whatever we praise. The whole creation responds to praise, and is glad.
I used to write my books at night when I was a freelancer with no children. I used to really work in huge spurts - I could turn around a revision in two weeks, I used to be able to write 10,000 words a day. It's like, 'Wow, what happened to that?' That's just gone.
Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.