I learned a long time ago that you have to be able to laugh no matter what. Otherwise you start weeping and never stop.

But, over time, grief fades. And so did my lust for vengeance.

Father knew he might die that day, and he went anyway.

Perhaps it's better to find joy in the rubble rather than celebrate in ignorance.

I would rather die than hate.

It's easy to move on when things are so bad that you can't stand them anymore. It's harder when they're just mediocre.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Build your home in small moments of joy, and you will always feel at home.

He never treated her as a wife. He wooed her over and over again, with presents, flowers, new pleasures.

Of my friends I am the only one I have left.

Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.

Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying.

Grip the nettle firmly and it will become a stick with which to beat your enemy.

I wouldn't say I'm a ball hog. I'm a shooter.

I was raised a Christian but have looked at other religions, some of the Eastern things. I was into Taoism for a while and Confucianism. Just different approaches and some have really stayed with me.

Kempo is for the street first; everything else is secondary.