The casualities seemed to go on and on. Just when I thought I was done losing her, I would find yet another way to love her all over again.

You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?

I can promise you books and conversation and all my heart.

It was strange, really. A couple months ago, I had thought I couldn’t live without him. Apparently I could.

Diving is a leap of faith plus gravity.

We are not quite novels. We are not quite short stories. In the end, we are collected works

We aren't the things we collect, acquire, read. We are, for as long as we are here, only love. The things we loved. The people we loved. And these, I think these really do live on.

Let's stay young forever. Young, stupid, and pretty. Sounds like a plan, don't you think?

Death is a state of mind---many people on Earth spend their entire lives dead.

They should tell you when you’re born: have a suitcase heart, be ready to travel.

In the end, the end of a life only matters to friends, family, and other folks you used to know. For everyone else, it's just another end.

If [you're asked] what you think, tell. If you have a preference, voice it. If you have a question, ask it. If you want to cry, bawl. If you need help, raise your hand and jump up and down.

In Texas, two things are cherished above all else- football and gossip.

I used to have to think about awful things to get myself emotionally connected to something.

We ignore outlooks and forecasts... we're lousy at it and we admit it ... everyone else is lousy too, but most people won't admit it.

When I was in grade school I was always the guy that got 20 or 18 points. Even back then, I would lead my team in scoring.

I can always see what I've done wrong. I'm always learning. I'm the perennial student.

Who would I be, if other good souls did not make up for my shortcomings?

What makes the best the best is they never actually think they're the best.

I kinda wanted to play receiver more.

One of the delightful things about Americans is that they have absolutely no historical memory.