“As I understand it, a born executive is a guy who, when anything difficult or unexpected happens, yells for somebody to come and help him.”

“We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.”

“Happiness is strange; it comes when you are not seeking it. When you are not making an effort to be happy, then unexpectedly, mysteriously, happiness is there, born of purity, of a loveliness of being.”

“So what’s wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?”

“A guy needs somebody―to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.”

“Could it have been anyone, or was it destiny? When I'm considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of my father, who once told me, "Who knows why the fuck anything happens?”