At a certain age almost all the questions a person asks him or herself are really just about one thing: how should you live your life?

You've got to look out for number one. If you're really worried about not being spoiled, just pound on through that book guys. Just read the shit out of it.

Sometimes, you simply must follow your heart," she said. "No reasonable man can blame you for that." A smile. "No reasonable woman can, either.

Maybe he was too drunk to hear me when I told him to stop. Maybe I didn’t say it loudly enough. Maybe I didn’t say it enough times.

Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. You're not out of it until the computer says you're out of it.

There are some wounds unreachable by words, some sins immune to apology.