“There are certain injustices in this life you’ve got to do something about. You can’t just say that you can’t fight it, or it’s too much trouble, or that you don’t have the time or the effort, or that you can’t win.”

“You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.”

“Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”

“Nothing like being with people you’ve known almost your entire life. Having a shared history is something you just can’t create with the new ones. No matter how much you like that, it just isn’t the same.”

“If you can’t give me any reason to believe you, then I have no reason to believe you. Come back when you can show me you’ve got something to consider.”

““Don’t talk to me like you understand my sins.”
“Don’t talk to me like you know what I do and do not understand.”
Alvin chuckled grimly. “Oh, that mouth you’ve got.”
“You can’t answer what I said, so you’re going to talk about my saying it.””

“You can’t change how people feel about you, so don’t try. Just live your life and be happy.”

“You’re seventeen,” Magnus said. “You can’t have wasted a life you’ve barely lived.”

“You have to work at relationships. You can’t just walk out on them every time something goes wrong.”

“It’s just life. You can’t beat life.”