The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book.

Innovation is not just about creating something new; it's about making a difference in people's lives.

That's exhilarating if you're doing well, and very crushing if you're not. It leads, in the worst cases -- in the analysis of a sociologist like Emil Durkheim -- it leads to increased rates of suicide. There are more suicides in developed, individualistic countries than in any other part of the world. And some of the reason for that is that people take what happens to them extremely personally -- they own their success, but they also own their failure.