“Think of the celebrated artwork on your fridge. Your best effort plus the love of the Savior is a masterpiece. It's not about outcome; it's about effort.”

“It's such a colossal effort not to be haunted by what's lost, but to be enchanted by what was.”

“I try to fend off the oceanic sadness, but I can't. It's such a colossal effort not to be haunted by what's lost, but to be enchanted by what was.”

“Listen with your eyes because here you cannot decipher what is said out of the effort of mouths.”

“I’ve never once thought about the interpretative, the storytelling aspect of life, of my life. I always felt like I was in a story, yes, but not like I was the author of it, or like I had any say in its telling whatsoever. You can tell your story any way you damn well please. It’s your solo.”

“Know your enemy — and learn about his favorite sport.”

“You can tell your story any way you damn well please. It's your solo.”