I was getting an A for work. But not for talent. The story of my life.

The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.

Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder.

I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful.

Water was something he loved, something he respected. He understood its beauty and its dangers. He talked about swimming as if it were a way of life.

I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand.

How could I have ever been ashamed of loving Dante Quintana?

The day he came home from the hospital, he cried. I held him. I thought he would never stop.I knew that a part of him would never be the same.They cracked more than his ribs.

You can’t expect to go both ways when you’re driving on a one-way street.

It started to rain and we just sat. Sat and watched the rain in silence.

Everyone was always becoming someone else.Sometimes, when you were older, you became someone younger. And me, I felt old. How can aguy who’s about to turn seventeen feel old?

Tomorrow belongs to those who are sincerely learning and loving today.

The pretender sees no one but himself, Because he has the veil of conceit in front; If he were endowed with a God discerning eye, He would see that no one is weaker than himself.

I went to Saudi Arabia in 2010, and spent most of my time in Jeddah and the King Abdullah Economic City.

The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.

Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation.

Donald Trump he wanted casino gambling in Florida. Yes, you did.

No right way is easy in this rough world. We must risk our lives to save them.

Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour?

All of the great prophets of modern times have come from the desert and were uneducated: Mohammed, Jesus and myself.