Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.

Not having ice cream, ” she proclaimed, “is the culmination of all disasters!

we're all freaks sometimes, Melody, " he replied. "You're just... well, better at it than most.

So the idea of being able to shop cross-category to buy the beach bag, the summer lip gloss, and the pillows for your pool house makes it into very focused, easy life.

Indecision is a virus that can run through an army and destroy its will to win or even to survive.

My fines? I pay more fines than some guys' career prize money on the tour.

Ordinary women of grace are, in a sense, my real role models.

If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend to continue.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

You can't have a discussion about bullying unless you also have a discussion against our culture's obsession with masculinity.

It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.

I was picking up surfing, which I also fell in love with. Then I was like, man, to combine the two [free ride and surfing ] would be perfect.

Therefore, your mistakes and your failures are blessings; opportunities for the best in parenting. And those who point out your mistakes are not your enemies, but the most valuable of friends.