“What will be is up to me”

“Respect yourselfRespect othersbe Responsible for your actions”

“I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated. ”

“Shut up, butcher," snapped Aliah. 'We know what you are.”

“You know, when you're a fat guy you don't need a reason to sweat. Guys come up to me and go "Jeez... what have you been doing - jumping rope in the attic or something?"..."Umm, no... I peeled an orange about an hour ago, why?”

“Yer a good lad, Atticus, mowin’ me lawn and killin’ what Brits come around.”

“Usually I try to suppress any emotions that savor of regret, because they are invariably aperitifs to a main course of depression, and for the long-lived, that’s a recipe for suicide. But that doesn’t mean they can’t sneak up on me sometimes. And, like, gang-tackle me.”