“The after-school routine is just another way to divide the popular from the less than.”

“It is not simply as release or play, in other words, that popular music saves society from its routine murders; it is not just relief from the long day's work or the joy that comes from cutting loose or the affirmation of community that makes it attractive, although all of these play their parts. In the Americas, popular music is a mission and strategy to recover the deep theoretical roots that extend far into the past and constitutes nothing less an alternative history of Western civilization.”

“The percentage of couples who stay together after high school is, like, less than five percent, you guys.”

“The feeling is less like an ending than just another starting point.”

“Roger Collins wasn’t the most popular teacher at school only because he was interesting in class. In fact, most of the girls would have loved a little after-class attention from this teacher.”

“Just because one person's problem is less traumatic than another's doesn't mean they're required to hurt less”