You're different, you know.""Only different from you, " he said. "Not different from me.

My mind is my canvas

The biggest idiot you will meet in life will be the person that thinks they know it all.

When you’re hurting deeply, you go inward.

Everybody likes to win. It sure beats the devil out of losing.

Face flushed, I shook my head and stared at my white-knuckled grip on the bed. Of all my pet peeves, condescending adults were probably at the top of the list.

I don't need no peace. I need equal rights and justice.

Welcome to adulthood." Cob said. "Every child finds a day when the realize that adults can be weak and wrong just like everyone else. After that day, you are an adult. Like it or not.

Principally, and first of all, I resign my soul to the Almighty Being who gave it, and my body I commit to the dust, relying on the merits of Jesus Christ for the pardon of my sins.

As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either.

Sometimes you've got to be a little flexible. For the most part, it's hard to get players to look at the big picture also. I understand that. They're looking at their next start or their next at-bat.