“Things aren't good or bad in and of themselves. It's what we do with them that makes them so.”

“For a minute there it was really good. It was really, really good. Wasn't it good? Maybe really, really good things aren't meant to last for too long; maybe that's what makes them all the more sweet, the temporariness of them.”

“For only the good doubt their own goodness, which is what makes them good in the first place. The bad know they are good, but the good know nothing. They spend their lives forgiving others, but they can't forgive themselves.”

“The legs aren't so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.”

“Even bad times have good things in them to make you feel alive.”

“There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you.”

“We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.”

“Q - If your children ever ask you, “why do bad things happen to good people?” what will you tell them?”

“And specialness - everyone wants it. But Jesus, is it the most essential thing there is? Most people aren't talented. So what are they supposed to do - kill themselves?”

“It was no more nor less than true. You do things by doing things, not by not doing them. No more crazy upsidedownness, he resolved. Good was better than bad. Good environments are better than bad environments.”