There's ordinary people out there doing extraordinary things.

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.

Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses in your life

Thus in order to be a "radical" one must be open to the possibility that one's own core assumptions are misconceived.

No man can be immortal by dying! There is only one way to be immortal: Not to die!

This city is dying of rabies. Is the best I can do to wipe random flecks of foam from its lips?

Our effort to build stability through authoritarians in the Middle East for 60 years had given us neither democracy nor stability.

Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.

I am barren of words. For no sounds from my mouth are worthy of your hearing

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

I'm from the East Coast. I love the city. I love the characters. I love the kind of people we are, the kind other people look at in amazement.

Looking is not indifferent. There can never be any question of 'just looking'.