“Not everyone has a sob story, Charlie, and even if they do, it's no excuse.”

“Love is a fire/It burns everyone/It disfigures everyone/It is the world's excuse for being ugly.”

“Every thinking person fears nuclear war and every technological nation plans for it. Everyone knows it's madness, and every country has an excuse.”

“Sometimes tradition and habit are just that, comfortable excuses to leave things be, even when they are unjust and unworthy. Sometimes--not often, but sometimes--the cranks and radicals turn out to be right. Sometimes Everyone is wrong.”

“My life story is the story of everyone I've ever met.”

“A good yarn, an offbeat tale, a bloodcurdling ghost story -- they need no explanation or excuse for the telling!”

“Everyone's got a different story.”

“The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.”

“Life is not easy. We all have problems-even tragedies-to deal with, and luck has nothing to do with it. Bad luck is only the superstitious excuse for those who don't have the wit to deal with the problems of life.”

“Even the silence
has a story to tell you.
Just listen. Listen.”