“This phrase did not have the ring of verisimilitude because I am famously bad at math. If I'm in charge of tipping at a restaurant, the waiter will either fall to his knees in gratitude or slash my tires. There ain't no Mr. In Between.”
“I have tipped waiters, and I have been tipped by waiters.”
“Why did I have to be a good boy just because I had a bad-boy brother? I hated the way my mom and dad did family math.”
“Everything I did, I did because I thought it was the correct thing to do… I am not a hero, it is true… But I am not a bad person, either.”
“I'm gonna sit alone in a quiet room and cry until I cant cry no more. I am tired of all the pain inside and I am tired of all the tears falling from my eyes.”
“My bones are ringing the way sometimes people say their ears are ringing, I'm so tired.”