“I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There is no such thing.”

“Some People say that the best things in life are free, I say that the best things in life aren't things.”

“Afterward I told his widow, "Your husband is dead, but at least he died laughing.' I think she took some comfort in that. It is the second-best way to die, Will Henry." He did not say what the best way was.”

“I think I kind of get it," I say. "Your Wanderlove thing.""Oh Yeah?""It's about always looking toward the future. You can appreciate the good things all around you, but the best part is imminent, just out of reach. Like... perpetual anticipation.”

“-"Great! Fucking! News! What would be the best thing that could ever happen?”-“If after I died, I was reincarnated as Meg White?”-“Okay, the second-best thing.”

“Sometimes nothing is the best thing to say and often the best thing to do.”