“You didn't go to a family outing. You went on one.”

“It must be dreadful to be a grown-up if a party in an everydayish schoolroom could seem just as pleasant to you as a picnic”

“Live as though Christ died yesterday, rose from the grave today, and is coming back tomorrow.”

“If your partner tells you about getting angry at a coworker and biting that person's head off, then you ought to wonder when that same attitude will be aimed at you.”

“It is imperative that you understand your own personality and emotional state at the time you enter into a new relationship.”

“It is crucial to realize that your ability to form strong and loving bonds can betray you if you do not intentionally pace a new relationship.”

“It's funny, I don't feel any older than I did when I was twenty. But I know I am, because recently some twenty-year-old called me 'sir.' Sometimes the only way you know you are getting older is by the way others treat you.”