Then she offers him a slim but sincere smile, and he reluctantly returns it. It doesn't bridge the gap between them, but at least it marks the spot where the bridge might be built.

Unwinds didn't go out with a bang-they didn't even go out with a whimper. they went out with the silence of a candle flame pinched between two fingers.

The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to end the war, no one cared about the consequences

Fight, flight, and screw up royaly.

Small victories are bet­ter than none.

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service,' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.

(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?)

People would cheer throw confetti and then go about breaking the resolutions they had made only moments before.

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

It's called loitering, which is like littering with human beings as the trash.

Be knowledgeable but humble. Be wise and simple.

Keep your eyes open and try to catch people in your company doing something right, then praise them for it.

Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other, drawing sustenance from it and destroying it.

Anyone can forget about talent, but if you're a good person, your name will be remembered a long time.

Thankfulness makes much of little.

If you had told me when I was 18 that I wouldn't have made it until I was 29, I would have said, Forget it.

I'm an utterly average, total geek.

If you woke up that’s a reason to celebrate.

It's probable that in the artistic hierarchy birds are the greatest musicians existing on our planet.

The peace of the world concerns only body and time but the peace, the joy, that Christ gives enriches the soul for eternity