“Parents probably don’t know that they are playing favorites even when they are doing it.”

“It's probably nice to know your parents were once not your parents.”

“Remember, when you don’t know what to do, it never hurts to play Scrabble. It’s like reading the I Ching or tea leaves.”

“Anxiety is the unwillingness to play even when you know the odds are for you.
Courage is the willingness to play even when you know the odds are against you.”

“Kids don’t do what their parents say-they do what they see their parents do. So who was to blame here?”

“the gods play no
favorites.”

“Most people don’t know my name and my face. There are only a few people that know my name and very few people know my face. and my parents don’t even realize who I am. They think I’m working in construction, as a ""Tiler"”

“Death’s favorites don’t die.”

“Since when do we even play games?”

“Since when don’t we play games? Games of life, games of death. Games of love, of hope, of chance, of despair, and of all the myriad wonders in between.”

I rolled my eyes at the newcomer. “Hello, Carter.”

“Not sure. When don’t know, do experiment.”