I vowed to never, ever talk or reason like an adult.

there is no moment more precious than the exact moment you are living now

There is no dignity in a crying toothpick.

There are some things your mind has been hiding from you.

You can be only what you give yourself the power to be.

You seem to be attracted to trouble," he said. "Yeah, she's real pretty," I replied. "Your tongue is sharper than mine ever was." I stuck out my tongue and tried to look at the tip of it.

What was that you gave me to eat?" Winter panicked. A Filler Crisp," Clover said, his eyes seventy percent concerned and thirty percent mischievous.

That said, I, Beck Phillips, take full responsibility for being stuck in m y school's pitch-black venting system with my friend Jason, behind me and a garbage bag full of angry bees in front of me.

There is no relationship in life that comes with the promise of zero pain.

We can only be what we give ourselves the power to be.

impossible is not a word

i do not know how to live tepidly.i was never built to fit in.i live by my souland my soul is insane.

The leader must have both – the courage to take the people to a daring destination and the humility to selflessly serve others on the journey.

Catholic school graduates exhibit a wide variety of qualities that will not only help them in their careers but also in their family and community lives.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

There's only one very good life and that's the life you know you want and you make it yourself.

Life has ups and it has downs. I don't care who you are.

Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honor, unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve---a saint to many, a hero to all who treasure liberty, freedom and the dignity of humankind.

A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?

Policies are judged by their consequences but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel.

Beware of being a religious poseur, trying to live up to a dramatized version of yourself.