Those drugs were either going to bring me nirvana or they were going to kill me. I was sure of it. And I was comfortable with it.

The creature who lives inside my brain suggested I do it, ” I offered tentatively. “It was very convincing.

If God didn't want you to be a dreamer, He wouldn't go around handing out dreams! That's a clue!

Do not judge my success by the destination I reached but the distance I traveled.

Make time to fulfill your desired dreams.

Death anxiety is the mother of all religions, which, in one way or another, attempt to temper the anguish of our finitude.

Change is difficult, but necessary for salvation. Turn from your sins and acknowledge Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Let Him take control of your life. He won’t let you down. He’s not you. He’s God.

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.

If you have a problem with the third act, the real problem is in the first act.

Then there is just running - I love it. I would go out and just run a 30-mile trail run if it didn't make me feel like crap for a week.

I have the instincts of a minstrel rather than those of a scrivener. There you have it. We are not of the same trade at all and so how can your rules fit me?

One must be a little foolish if one does not want to be even more stupid.