“Boys don't make passes at female smart asses.”

“People tend to be exquisitely precise when describing pain. We don't just say it hurts, we say it throbs or aches; it's a burning, wrenching, gnawing sensation; it's sharp or dull; it chafes; it stings. But where pain specifies, joy generalizes. It was great! we say. Terrific! Beautiful! Fantastic! ”

“When the president of the United States flicks the switch to light up the Christmas tree on the White House lawn, that house ceases to be an American symbol; it becomes a Christian symbol.”

“When men are oppressed, it's a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it's tradition.”

“Hospitality is the practice of God's welcome by reaching across difference to participate in God's actions bringing justice and healing to our world in crisis.”

“Gee, thanks Dad. I promise to be a good boy and play nice with the other kids.(Kyrian)Smart ass.(Julian)Better than a dumb ass.(Kyrian)”

“A boy who once wiped his ass with poison ivy probably doesn't belong in a smart people's club.”