You can play jacks, and girls do that with a soft ball and do tricks with it. Oh, Oh, dog Biscuit, and when he is happy he doesn't get snappy.

A boy has never wept...nor dashed a thousand kin

Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds.

My body is not a temple. It’s a skip,

Do not be limited by the judgements of others.

Hell had been his Vietnam. It had stamped its mark on him for all eternity, and no amount of denial or self-imposed ignorance was going to change it. Ever.

There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way.

I want to be romantic, and songs are a good way to do that.

Confusing a targeted audience is one of the necessary ingredients for effective mind control.

I lock eyes with my reflection and don’t look away. The day you look away you start to lose yourself. I’m never going to lose myself. You are what you are. Deal with it or change.

What we have learned from other becomes our own reflection.