What if this is a horrible mistake?" I croaked. "Oh, it'll be horrible fine, just a bunch of pretentious rich people with shelves of expensive books they've never read.

I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own.

But wasn't there some sort of rule that said parents had to be smarter than their kids? It didn't seem fair.

I stared at the enormous homes, the landscaping and flower beds immaculate. It was as if dollar bills, instead of leaves, hung from the trees.

They got everything money can buy, their bank accounts are fat, but they ain't happy. They ain't ever gonna be happy. You know why? They soul broke. And money can't fix that, no sir.

They have a baby grand piano, but no one in the family plays. They have shelves of books they've never read, and the tension between the couples was so thick it nearly choked us.

Light fell, and so did my confidence.

We sat and drank in silence. It was something I appreciated about Jesse. He didn't feel the need to fill every moment with talk or some sort of silly exchange.

We pushed to the edge of recklessness, yet I felt safe.

He wrapped his arms around me and planted a kiss straight on my lips, hard and long. It felt like I was watching the kiss instead of being inside of it.

And she didn't judge nobody. She loved everyone equal- accountants, queers, musicians, she welcomed us all, said we were all idiots just the same.

I am bewildering you a little. Just enough to help you forget what you came to believe, so that you can remember what you’ve always known.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Difficult People? I don't really know. I don't have those metrics.

Acne is a bigger problem than injuries.

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts.

A habit of devout fellowship with God is the spring of all our life, and the strength of it.

Tournament chess is not relaxing. It's stressful, even if you win.

My religion is to be alive from LOVE.

Take away ambition and vanity, and where will be your heroes and patriots?

In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world.