And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God.

Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play.

I'm quite aware of my differences. I wouldn't classify them as weird

When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.

There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away. (107)

Somebody dies and people eat your food. Funny how that works.

I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.

So I heard the boom of my father's rifle when he shot my best friend. A bullet only costs about two cents, and anybody can afford that.

What if someone picks on me?" I askedThen I'll pick on them".What if someone picks my nose?" I asked.The I'll pick your nose, too" Rowdy said.

(I think Rowdy might be the most important person in my life. maybe more important than my family.) Can your best friend be more importamt than your family?

I was emotionally erect.

Life was wonderful, so filled with people and activities, with love and laughter.

Pursue your dreams. You will be amazed about what you can achieve it.

I wish we lived in a world where we'd be able to survive off our talents not money

The forest, like a casino, always wins. That's why you should never gamble, or enter the forest. And above all, never underestimate Schmidty.

I saw something I could never forget. I saw lifetimes of acknowledgement, fear, wisdom, questioning, and understanding in a child's eye. It was the worst thing I would ever witness.

Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another.

At my first Masters, I got the feeling, that if I didn't play well, I wouldn't go to heaven.

My books always begin with a sentence and an image - not necessarily connected.

I wouldn't have believed it. I still barely do, truthfully. I'm so continually fortunate that I keep coming across these smart, interesting, creative people who pick me. It's just stupendous.

inside us, a flower taken whole, a field built inside.