“Sorry, you're on the ride now, and there's no getting off in the middle.”

“There's always light after the dark. You have to go through that dark place to get to it, but it's there, waiting for you. It's like riding on a train through a dark tunnel. If you get so scared you jump off in the middle of the ride, then you're there, in the tunnel, stuck in the dark. You have to ride the train all the way to the end of the ride.”

“All I'm saying is that I understand if the novelty's worn off and you want to get off the carousel ride now before it kills you.”

“Either you're growing or you're decaying; there's no middle ground. If you're standing still, you're decaying.”

“If you're not getting hurt, you're not riding hard enough.”

“Okay, you're telling the truth. By the way, Nick, you have the most screwed-up life. You're either boring as all get out, or you're about to die. There's no middle ground with you. You might want to work on that.”