Even a second of freedom is worth more than a lifetime of bondage.

The wounds that never heal can only be mourned alone.

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

The afternoon and the early evening slide by in a lidded daze where the ability to think in any identifiable way disappears and where every moment seems to be an eternity.

I'm tired of making people sad and I'm tired of disappointing them and I'm tired of seeing them break. I have seen this too many times. He will be the last.

All of us started normal. All of us started out as functioning human beings with the potential to do almost anything we wanted, but somewhere along the paths of our lives, we got lost.

The way you think about yourself determines your reality. You are not being hurt by the way people think about you. Many of those people are a reflection of how you think about yourself.

The essence of humility in Step 3 is acknowledging and accepting our dependence on God. The essence of faith is trusting God. – p. 167

You should not reduce yourself to any that runs after miracles.

Reason alone is insufficient to make us enthusiastic in any matter.

My mom was essentially a single mother raising three boys. If anyone could have had any reason to give up, it was her. But she didn't, and neither did we.

Without a purpose, nothing should be done.

A political satirist's job is to draw blood. I'm not so much interested in politics as I am in overthrowing the government.

Who are we to say what's right for civilizations that were already thousands of years old when our own nation came into being?