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Kids today are smarter than we ever were. And they've got computers, too, which is awesome. They're scary to me.

Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.

Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences.

Many memory techniques involve creating unforgettable imagery, in your mind's eye. That's an act of imagination. Creating really weird imagery really quickly was the most fun part of my training to compete in the U.S. Memory Competition.

Memory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human.

I'm a big believer in sort of sense memory, like using something that you've experienced in order to put yourself in the position that the character is in.

I mean, my father was killed when I was six. And I only have tiny, tiny flashes of memory.

I might have created the phrase 'memory tools', but people have always found talismans to help them meditate into a state of hypnosis where they can access their past lives.

Watch a child play, and you will see real power. They are fearless.

As a little boy, I apparently had a predilection for undoing latch gates, running up pathways and ringing doorbells - and then running off again and away before the door was opened behind me.