I wouldn’t be caught dead sacrificing myself for this country.

The Adventure called and I followed with my thumb like a character being written by an intractable author. Which, of course, I was.

It was a rotten time to try to be a man in America. Until Blue came along I’d never even spent time around a man. Hell, I’d never even seen one. Where were all the men in this once great land?

Life is too short to waste being a productive member of society.

I just want to live my own life instead of everyone else’s version of it.

Over the years most of my peers had come to hate me—I never understood why. I guess I was just different and, like dogs, they could smell it. So I never had many friends.

Begging is much more difficult than it looks. Contrary to popular belief, it’s a high art form that takes years of dedicated practice to master.

Have you ever noticed how good things go to those who hate?

The simple act of sitting here sipping this cappuccino is its own testament to my commitment to living the writer’s life. Which is to say: doing nothing but doing it exceedingly well.

I wondered about my inner child. In fact, I was troubled. Did I even have an inner child, I asked myself, given that, in essence, I’d just been born?

When it rains it pours and when it shines you get melanoma.

Education is our path to change. Minds and hearts are brightened via learning.

Why are you being so mean?”“Friends tell friends the truth.”“Yeah, but not to hurt. To help.

Sometimes caring feels like spoiling. Gratitude evens things out.

I have found, unfortunately, that if I take on too many projects at one time, there is a higher probability of those projects sucking.

My advice to my younger self would have been, "Chill. Concentrate on the poems. Everything else will work itself out."

One should always sleep in all of one's guest beds, to make sure that they are comfortable.

Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the people.

Things change when you give your life to serving God, and that can be scary.

We aren't using Guantanamo Bay anymore to take additional terrorists. That was the perfect facility to be able to use to extract information from people to keep the American people safe.

There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ.