“I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 percent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves.”

“Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you'll always win!live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future!Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.”

“Done time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat. I know what I'm askin'. I know it's a lot. Just to say that I love you. Believe it or not.”

“I'm not Beethoven!”

“Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip it's been.”

“Nothing left to do but smile.”

“We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.”