“The time you quit learning is the time to quit playing.”

“I hope I remember everything," said Toni."You won't," said Trapp. "That's how you learn. But after you make the same mistake one, or two, or five times, you'll eventually get it. And then you'll make new mistakes.”

“In a way, it made him sad. He couldn't help but think that a hundred times zero was still nothing.”

“Sometimes people can learn a lot about each other just by sitting in silence.”

“You can't let anybody else tell you what your choices are. Sometimes they won't give you the right choice.”

“You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.”

“But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even the one your parents gave you.   You know who you really are. When you're alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know that nameless person inside you.   Your life is about to be ripped apart. You will be turned into a digging machine. Your muscles will toughen. So will your heart and soul. That's necessary for survival. But don't lose touch with that person deep inside you, or else you won't really have survived at all.”