"Well number one — and we have to count it as one or else it’s take up my whole list — is The Lord of the Rings. That’s pretty self-explanatory. I read the books when I was a kid and Peter Jackson just created this incredible world and environment that you get caught up in. It’s amazing."

"This is a book that every CEO needs to read. If you can’t sell, you can’t survive. If you can sell- If you can figure out how to open doors and make your customers happy- you not only will always be able to eat and put a roof over your head but also thrive in any corporate or entrepreneurial environment."

"There is nothing more important than the natural world we live in, and we are bound to affect it positively or negatively by virtue of our relatively brief individual and collective presence. Darwin’s visionary study of the evolution of living beings on our planet is a crucial guide to our understanding of why we are here and what we might to do to live in harmony with our environment."

"I feel like this book kind of dug in. Rachel Kushner really created such a depth to the story and environment of the lead character, Rony Hall [who is serving two consecutive life sentences, plus six years, at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility]. I just felt like the mood of it is depressing but also people learn that the subplot is more compassionate in relation to the main character"