You are not one of Pentrigrel’s creations. This is not where you belong. He will not keep his word to you. He is concerned only with himself. You cannot condemn yourself to this over Lunette’s fate.

Value is what you trade to get money. The more valuable you are the more money you attract.

A boxer makes a comeback for two reasons: either he’s broke or he needs the money.

It just meant a lot because it's something I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a Senior National Champ. I was Junior National Champ in 2002, so now to be the senior champ is great.

To focus means to bring your attention to the center, to concentrate on one thing intently in order to gain clarity.

I hunt deer because I love the entire process; the preparation, the excitement, and sustained suspense of trying to match my woods lore against the finely honed instincts of these creatures.

I have trouble with direction, because I have trouble with authority. I was not a good Marine.

There's a hazardous sadness to the first sounds of someone else's work in the morning; it's as if stillness experiences pain in being broken.

We too, through lack of knowledge and of sufficiently mature reflection, mistook the visible outward appearance of the phenomenon for the phenomenon itself.

If you wish to control others you must first control yourself

I love to be surprised.