After you find out all the things that can go wrong, your life becomes less about living and more about waiting.

Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream.

The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here.

Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.

We've spent so much time judging what other people created that we've created very, very little of our own.

I used rebellion as a way to hide out. We use criticism as a fake participation.