“Much has been written and sung of the things we do for love and friendship. Not as much about the mistakes we make trying to banish lonliness.”

“I don't know where life will lead me, but I know where I've been. I can't say what life will show me, but I know what I've seen. Tried my hand at love and friendship, but all that is passed and gone. This little boy is moving on.”

“Laser technology has fulfilled our people's ancient dream of a blade so fine that the person it cuts remains standing and alive until he moves and cleaves. Until we move, none of us can be sure that we have not already been cut in half, or in many pieces, by a blade of light. It is safest to assume that our throats have already been slit, that the slightest alteration in our postures will cause the painless severance of our heads.”

“Could anyone among us have an inkling or a clueWhat magic feats or wizardry and voodoo you can do?And who would ever guess what powers you possessAnd who would not be stunned to see you proveThere's more to us than surgeons can removeSo much more than we ever knewSo much more were we born to doShould you draw back the curtain, this I am certainYou'll be impressed with you”

“Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, " I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely.”

“We must face what we fear; that is the case of the core of the restoration of health.”

“We are the people our parents warned us about.”