“Ignorance means that you have not yet learned a skill, whereas stupidity means that you can never learn it no matter how much practice you get.”

“The only people who do not experience frustrations are up in heaven or in the grave. The rest of us in the land of the living cannot escape frustrations any more than we can escape illness, taxes, or death. To be alive means to be frustrated. Therefore, to seek a life without frustration is like asking to die.”

“Unfair and unkind behavior in exchange for your loving efforts is the rule rather than the exception”

“You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”

“No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.”

“But brokenhearted was brokenhearted. Never embraced. Never treasured. Never easy. Heath figured every human being had a certain amount of God-ordained grace to endure their own unique brand of loss and pain.”

“You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.Some windows are lighted. but mostly they're darked. But mostly they're darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?How much can you lose? How much can you win?”