“I'm boasting of my… skills, and I would prefer to do it without interruption.”

“Never mind that,” said Will. “I’m boasting of my investigative skills, and I would prefer to do it without interruption. Where was I?”

“I'm a good neurosugeon. That's not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills.”

“I'm learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework… procrastinating and negotiation.”

“If sinners were so unhappy, why would they prefer their suffering? But now I knew why. Without my wounds, who was I?”

“I prefer to think that I'm liar in a way that's uniquely my own.”

“I see things and I hear things I do not understand. I'm a skilled, resourceful… vegetable!”

“I should be doing my homework now. But the way I look at it, playing in the snow is a lot more important. Out here I'm learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life.

- Such as?

- Procrastination and rationalization.”

“I'd much prefer my books to shoes… In the summer I sometimes take walks without shoes but never without a novel.”

“Well, I think my skills are in getting things started. ... In fact, that's what I enjoy most — it's the opening game. And I'm afraid that once it gets past that point I get rather bored with it and want to do other things. ... The other thing I'm good at is talking.”