“I'd rather have names to hurt me, than my bones broken with sticks and stones.”

“I'd rather be eccentric and artistic, than be normal and have not one inch of art flowing through my heart.”

“It is better to have ten skeletons in your closet, than walk with no bones.”

“Why is it people will complain, when they have an open door, where they can walk out to and gaze the stars; rather than having a closed door to lock them in?”

“Some people would rather die in their pride, than live in their humility.”

“Rather than you smoking a cigarette, the cigarette is really smoking you.”

“Rather than turning the page, it's much easier to just throw the book away.”