It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and pretend to have some semblance of control. But control was something I'd lost a long time ago.

As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are - what others say is irrelevant.

It's like if the music is loud enough I won't be able to listen to my own thoughts.

I see more cars stopped for speeding than I do trucks. They just can't stand to be behind a truck. They just gotta be in front of it.

On the freeway of life, Lisa Watson was stuck at the entrance ramp, trapped behind a cautious old lady in a Buick.

The older I get, the more convinced I am that humanity is a cosmic joke. We are the joke of the animal kingdom. All other animals look at us and shake their heads in embarrassment.