"I just really loved films and thought I should be writing screenplays." — Leonard Mlodinow

You have to have passion for a subject to write about it. You can't expect your readers to feel any excitement if it's nothing but a boring writing exercise for you.

Whatever I've worked on, I've always tried to make my writing personal. I think that's what makes my books somewhat different from what other scientists are doing. You have to tie concepts into everyday life, or they just won't be interesting for readers.

Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world.

Social rejection doesn't just cause emotional pain; it affects our physical being.