“Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.”

“You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to your reflexes - that means your [preparation:]. That's where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, well, you're going to get found out now, under the bright lights.”

“The difference between shooters and scorers is that shooters usually need plays to be run for them or screens to get their shot.”

“That's the way it is at some point in life. An inevitable consequence of living. A lot of things begin falling away.”

“Live pretty or die laughing, but don't you run. Don't you fucking run.”

“That's not a thing any of us are granted. To go back. Wipe away what later doesn't suit us and make it the way we wish it. You just go on”

“Music [is] the third rail of life. You grabbed it to shock yourself out of the dull drag of hours. To feel something. To burn with all the emotions you didn't get to experience in the ordinary run of school, TV, and loading the dishwasher after dinner.”