"McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."

"I am a bike enthusiast; there's a certain amount of romance to bikes. They're both beautiful and utilitarian."

"I think newspapers shouldn't try to compete directly with the Web, and should do what they can do better, which may be long-form journalism and using photos and art, and making connections with large-form graphics and really enhancing the tactile experience of paper."

"I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"An idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."

"Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money."