Philipp Meyer

When you look at 'Grapes of Wrath,' the weakest moments are those in which Steinbeck is spouting a political idea directly at the reader. The book's real power comes from its slower, broader movement.

There's a reason that all societies and cultures and small bands of humans engage in myth-making. Fundamentally, it is to help us understand ourselves.

I'm interested in getting deep into a person's consciousness and doing so in ways in which the narrator is secondary to the character's own thoughts.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Another benefit of going to Cornell is that 90 percent of your friends are doctors.

Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products.