For the record…” I took her hand and held it up. “These are the only hands I want on me.

We weren’t allies, but not being enemies was close enough for me.

He kissed my lips, his skin warm in spite of the cool winter wind whipping past us. His whisper would have been lost on me before, but now I heard every word. “What do you want, Raven?

The vortex. You can see the entire galaxy up there. More stars than you ever knew existed.

Everything okay?”“I’m not sure, but it’s not shittier, so that’s something.”She laughed. “Still an optimist.

If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon

It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist.

I'm a really good hacker, but I'm not a sensible person.

The people gave their money and they gave their screams, but the Beatles gave their nervous systems, which is a much more difficult thing to give.

You might be a redneck if you were shooting pool when your kids were born.

I'm very fortunate because I love what I'm doing.

I put everything I can into the mulberry of my mind and hope that it is going to ferment and make a decent wine. How that process happens, I'm sorry to tell you I can't describe.

If you had a dime for every excuse you made, I wouldn't have to be here right now.

You can do anything you put your heart, mind and soul into. Far more than you can imagine. Be fearless. Do it.

True knowledge gives a moral standing and moral strength.