“Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you, the thing you think you can't survive...it's the thing that makes you better than you used to be.”

“The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you didn't write.”

“And it's best if you know a good thing is going to happen, like an eclipse or getting a microscope for Christmas. And it's bad if you know a bad thing is going to happen, like having a filling or going to France. But I think it is worst if you don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing which is going to happen.”

“Things... well, things suck sometimes. And sometimes you can fix it. And sometimes you can't. It's just the way it is.”

“In life, we don't know why things happen. I believe God is not responsible for the bad things that happen to you. Sometimes I think He's responsible for the good things, but sometimes it's something you shape up for yourself.”

“I think that things happen, and if you don't do something to change them, they just keep happening. Sometimes that's a good thing, and sometimes it's a nightmare.”