“Because all the words in the world won't do much good if they're just rattling around in your head.”
“Words to Live By"Be careful what you're good at doing, because you'll probably do a lot of it.Be careful what you praise your children for doing, because they'll do a lot of it.Be careful what you criticize your children for doing, because they won't want to do it anymore.”
“Good. Evil. They're just words.”
“The Americans won't win. They're not fighting for their homeland. They just want to be good. In order to be good, they just have to fight awhile and then leave.”
“The word rattled in my head like rocks in an oatmeal box.”
“Sometimes the easiest thing to do is nothing. You just make do. Keep your mouth closed and hope all the rattling goes away.”