Family's not family unless it's totally messing you up. I'm pretty sure that's the point

Moving on is not about forgetting the past

I have never been able, really, to regret anything in all my life. I have always been far much too absorbed in the present moment or the immediate future to think back.

After a while, a surprising theme emerged. The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: Develop a strong family narrative.

I've always been attracted to the idea of ghosts being memories frozen in time, that a psychological haunting can be just as terrifying as a supernatural one.

Murky language means someone wants to pick your pocket.

Everything you do makes my body scream with loneliness.

There is not a man born among us who dreams—at first—of service, although in the end, many are bent that way.

The worst has happened. The best is next.

Complaining about your current position in life is worthless. Have a spine and do something about it instead.

Football is a contact sport and there's a lot that goes into it. But I have committed myself for a long time to doing it, and because I love doing it so much I want to make that commitment.