Be he the first to stand or the last, a man must stand," the father had told his adoring son. "And if there is only one man, then that man must stand alone." ~Thomas to Bruce Wayne

A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.

The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.

I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family.

Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.

Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.

When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness.

A dog is like a person—he needs a job and a family to be what he’s meant to be.

Children know the truth: love is not an emotion, love is behavior.

Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.

It's the family you choose that counts.

A poet is a feeling, sentient being, not a word machine.

Your genome sequence will become a vital part of your medical record, thereby providing critical information about how to optimize your wellness.

I've got heaps of dreams.

If she come, I be happy. If she don't, I be content.

When I am asleep I dream what I dream when I am awake. It's a continuous dream.

It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.

Where there is giving there must be taking.

It is the fact that the electrons cannot all get on top of each other that makes tables and everything else solid.

The single greatest edge an investor can have is a long-term orientation.

I was an old man when I was 12; and now I am an old man, AND IT'S SPLENDID!