“I doubted it. Some people say trying is all that matters, but unfortunately it's only the first step. Sometimes you're got to catch a break and win one, too. You've got to stand up on the bar and do the antler dance. Plus, as I now knew as well as anyone, people really suck at consoling themselves.”

“No matter what you do you've got to try to do it well. Otherwise, it's unbearable.”

“People look at me and say I've got it all,But when you're standing at the top you've gotA log, long way yo fallAnd tell me if i doCan i depend on you?Will you be the manWho will catch me if you can?'Cause I'm fallin' hardI'm fallin' fastAnd i gotta knowIf it's gonna last.You're the one i needTo teach me to believe”

“It's very hard to keep your spirits up. You've got to keep selling yourself a bill of goods, and some people are better at lying to themselves than others. If you face reality too much, it kills you.... you've got to find an answer to the question: Why go on?”

“When it's all said and done, the only thing that matter in life are so damn simple. Family, friends. being safe and well. I think before the war a lot of people got sucked in by the crap on TV. They thought having the right shoes or the right jeans or the right car really mattered. Boy were we ever dumb.”

“You've got to rely on people. I know you're hurting because of all the bad things that have happened to you, but in order to live, truly live, you've got to feel pain, you've got to trust, and you've got to love.”