“The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you”

“Pain is just a state of mind. You can think your way out of everything, even pain.”

“Matter of fact, I watch tons of tube, but I also read tons of books so I can figure out what's true and what's fake, which isn't always easy. Books are like truth serum--if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.”

“I used to belong to a family unit, with a foster mom and dad and my little sister, Bean, but that's over and I don't want to talk about what happened , or how unfair it was. Not yet. The less said about that the better, because if there's one thing I learned from Ryter it's that you can't always be looking backward or something will hit you from the front.”

“Books are like truth serum. If you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.”

“Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.”

“Sure it will hurt. But so what? Pain is just a state of mind. You can think your way out of anything, even pain.”