“you say you don’t want pity, but your very existence depends upon it.”

“Like all sick children," he answered dispassionately, "you say you don't want pity, but your very existence depends upon it.”

“Destiny is variable, not fixed; it is forever changing depending upon your free will to make choices for what you want your life to be.”

“When you have friends, don’t expect your friends to fill your emptiness. When you get married, don’t expect your spouse to fulfill your every need. When you’re an activist, don’t put your hope in the results. When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on Allah.”

“And have you never known the pleasure and triumph of a lucky guess? I pity you. I thought you cleverer; for depend upon it, a lucky guess is never merely luck. There is always some talent in it.”

“So much depends upon the transparent G-tube erupting from the gut of the blue-lipped boy. So much depends upon this observer of the universe"......."And you say you don't write poetry.”