For a moment, I’m captivated. He’s seducing me with his eyes. A nervous flutter swims through my stomach. I can feel my heartbeat in my throat. Pounding. Constricting. I swallow hard.

Like an ant, I will find my way round any obstacle. Like a child, I will persevere with pinpoint focus.

You can bite me if you want. I want you to.

A certain combination of incompetence and indifference can cause almost as much suffering as the most acute malevolence.

I don't think I should accept other people's suffering because I suffered. Just the opposite, because I suffered I don't want others to suffer.

It is not easy to compete when you have LD, but it is possible.

The thing is, if I don't have sobriety, I don't have anything.

The basic principle, rarely violated, is that what conflicts with the requirements of power and privilege does not exist.

I always wanted to tell stories. From the time I had 20 cents or a quarter in my pocket, I could peddle my old Rambler 500 down to the corner store and buy comic books.

The most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step, making the first decision.

Each movement is only learned after you've perfected the one before it.