“Because the alternative sucks!”
“As much as life can suck, it always beats the alternative.”
“Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative.""Which is?""Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?”
“We have to joke about it because the alternative is to be scared”
“Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm.”
“Cheaters never prosper. (Because they suck.) ”