Today. This bright new day that awaits us

You can live your whole life not realizing that what you're looking for is right in front of you.

This is where it all begins. Everything starts here, today.

Be nice wont you?" "I am nice, I'm always nice." "But not too nice. I mean don't make a religion out of it, niceness.

Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance

Envy was just the tax you paid on success.

Salmon. Salmon, salmon, salmon, salmon. I eat so much salmon at these weddings, twice a year I get this urge to swim upstream.

I'm not the consolation prize, Dex. I'm not something you resort to. I happen to think I'm worth more than that.

Whatever happens tomorrow, we had today; and I'll always remember it

No, friends were like clothes: fine while they lasted but eventually they wore thin or you grew out of them.

Just kidding' was exactly what people wrote when they meant every word.

I don't need to be vocal about my intentions, I am just intentional about my actions.

Be true to what you feel in your heart.

...the clear water the color of deeply steeped tea, surrounded by cattails and gracile grasses.

In truth, I was so good at being a man, with such plenitude and simplicity, that I thought I was something of a superman.

I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel.

For a man, once you've sired your pups, you're done.

Grief ennobles the commonest people because it has its own essential grandeur. To shine with the luster of grief, a person need only be sincere.

You think I led him on? For what? Kicks? I don't have enough exictement in my life, so maybe I'll tease a nice guy, get his hopes up, then laugh and skip away?

Age is just a number, and your talent will never fail you. It has no expiry date.

But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.