“Sometimes, losing your dreams could be worse than losing your reality.”

“Or perhaps he was just one of those people who only opened his mouth to change feet.”

“Follow your dreams no matter what it is.”

“You have a masterpiece inside you, you know. One unlike any that has ever been created, or ever will be. If you go to your grave without painting your masterpiece, it will not get painted. No one else can paint it. Only you.”

“He didn't understand these people. They rushed about blindly, with never a moment to spare. Their cell phones rang, they had to check their e-mail, they had to network. Ridiculous words Amy had taught him. She said that they were frightened, that if they stopped rushing, they might have to think. And if they had to think, then they might realize how empty and pointless their lives were.”

“You never know what someone is dealing with behind closed doors. You only know what you see or what you think you see.”

“The weight is off my shoulders. I don't live in the past anymore. I look forward, instead of back.”