“Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have a friend who loved you enough to give you his most valued possession.”

“And taking care of somebody else made me feel good. Like discovering you're more than you thought you were. More even than you hoped to be. ”

“I was hooked on writing. I mean, where else can you get paid for sticking your nose into somebody else's business?”

“Fun, like champagne bubbles, can't completely fill you up.”

“Like the Bible tells us, when a man will lay down his life for a friend, well, then there ain't no greater love in this here world than that.”

“What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you're in pain?”

“Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand.”