Asking Marie to marry me was the best idea I ever had! Kim, Amy, Billy, Sergio, Leah, Nicolas, Isabella, Mia, and William III are living evidence that one good idea can give birth to many, many more.

Also, for my mother, Virginia Fumagalli Fischer, who rose above an eighth-grade education to inspire several generations with her love for ideas. She was a true Idea Hunter!

—Bill

Dear Jane, you are at the heart of the very best ideas I've ever had—let's start a fire and watch something tonight (“Maybe a game is on!”), can we go grab some Indian food, let's take a walk, or let's drive out to Great Point (“and maybe I can fish for blues!”). You know better than anyone that those are the ideas I treasure most—and I only enjoy them with you.

—Andy

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