I studied English literature in the honors program, which means that you had to take courses in various centuries. You had to start with Old English, Middle English, and work your way toward the modern. I figured if I did that it would force me to read some of the things I might not read on my own.
“My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed.”
“I think it took us nine years to get one million subscribers to AOL, and then in the next nine years we went from one million to 35 million.”