“It was a sign of growing up, when the dark made no more difference to you than the day.”

“But failure is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign that you are alive and growing.”

“When you grow up in that (multi-ethnic) environment, you see the world differently. Being a mixed-race child, I didn't always see colour in people, I really didn't. It was other people that made me see the colour all the time.”

“Theism is nothing more than a bunch of fables made up by superstitious primitives. Having a doctorate in theology is consequently not significantly different than having a PhD in Mother Goose.”

“When you're on your own, you look for signs. Sometimes you make them up, sometimes they're actually there, but most of the time you can't tell the difference from the two.”

“It's funny how two people can grow up in the same town, go to the same school, have the same friends, and end up so totally different. Family, or lack of it, counts for more than you'd think.”

“(Kindness) is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen."
-David Levithan (Every Day)”

“It was a beautiful day to grow up.”

“If you could see the earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look to you more splendid than the moon.”

“The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.”