It's a lot easier to understand things once you name them. It's the unknown that mostly freaks me out. I don't know the name of that fear, but I know I've got it, the fear of the unknown.

It's hard to save the world when you can't save yourself

The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.

So, I’m a bear, ” she explains, eyeing us all. “Wait? Is Issie something?”“Nope, ” Issie pouts. “All human. All the time.”“The coolest human ever, ” Devyn says, reaching down and ruffling her hair.

Hate is a useless emotion.

Why would I want to fit in?

Dimples crinkle up the skin near his lips. I will not look at his lips. How can he never have used those? That’s a crime against humanity right there.

... no one can ever save someone else, you know? We can only save ourselves. You know that, don't you?

Everyone is trying to impress everyone else. to make themselves out to be smarter or more confident than they actually are.

By the time we left college, I had become my own image: a dandelion in the flower bed of society. Kinda cute, but still a weed.

I grew to manhood in the Ohio State Penitentiary.

Who needs an umbrella in the rain?" she said, and stepped into the car.

I wasn't worried about turning 40 at all.

Now shall my inward joys arise, And burst into a song; Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue.

the government can do nothing for you. But you can do everything for yourselves

This is what everybody's forgetting about [Barak] Obama and his immigration law and his executive action and his amnesty on it, the Supreme Court decision. Immigration law is settled.

I reread Mesrine's book every year because the way the story is told is fascinating. Today, we don't have gangsters like Mesrine - he had humor.

I really enjoy being home because that's where family is. No matter where you're from, it's hard to beat home.