When I was sixteen, I had just two things on my mindgirls and cars, Buffett would say, taking a little poetic license here by leaving out the part about the money. I wasnt very good with girls. So I thought about cars. I thought about girls, too, but I had more luck with cars. Lets say that when I turned sixteen, a genie had appeared to me. And that genie said, Warren, Im going to give you the car of your choice. Itll be here tomorrow morning with a big bow tied on it. Brand-new. And its all yours. Having heard all the genie stories, I would say, Whats the catch? And the genie would answer, Theres only one catch. This is the last car youre ever going to get in your life. So its got to last a lifetime.

The Snowball by Alice Schroeder