..he had trampled her poor, pining heart, and the wound was still raw, even these many years later.

It's easy to say you don't care about money when you have plenty of it.

...slow and drunk is no match for fast and scared shitless.

She moved to pinch me again but I blocked her hand. I'm no expert on girls, but when one tries to pinch you four times, I'm pretty sure that's flirting.

I didn’t know what to call it, what was happening between us, but I liked it. It felt silly and fragile and good.

No one here is embarrassed of their gift.

Have they built cities on the moon?" another boy asked hopefully."We left some garbage and a flag there in the sixties, but thats about it.

Will you quit shouting and let me bleed in peace!

That was our friendship: equal parts irritation and cooperation.

It seemed like my parents were always trying to get me to care about money, but I didn’t, really. Then again, it's easy to say you don't care about money when you have plenty of it.

They may love you', she whispered, 'but they'll never understand.

I live every day as if I can die any moment.

An ethical idealist, a person whom embraces the honorable philosophy of ethical idealism, performs acts that are honest, pure, and righteous regardless of their fearfulness.

Let us look around with a compassionate heart to feel and see the deepest joy of life.

Every successful sports season I had included detailed daily itineraries. We received one in the morning and one before practice, and they set us up to win.

Faith is not to get you out of a hard place but to change your heart in the hard place.

Have books ‘happened’ to you? Unless your answer to that question is ‘yes,’ I’m unsure how to talk to you

We are not a Zappa cover band. We only play Frank's songs that were recorded by the Mothers of Invention and I think a lot of those songs were complex.

T-Bone Walker was a big influence on just about every guitar player around.

A mother's love is supposed to be unconditional. That you could give your child up, over their sexuality, is unthinkable.

You must take chances. If you do nothing, you reduce the possibilities you have for greater joy.