“Sometimes you gotta fail in order to succeed”

“Philly Joe was a bitch. If he'd been a lawyer and white, he would have been president of the United States, because in order to get there you gotta talk fast and carry a lot of bullshit with you; Philly had it all and a lot to spare.”

“My advice to you is this- Whatever your passion may be, writing, reviewing, para-sailing, or teaching, whatever- don’t let that passion simmer down and die. Chase your dreams, be strong, and most importantly, know yourself, only then will the world be yours to conquer. You might fail, but failures make the greatest stories.”

“If we cannot be contented with our current lives and possessions, then we are feeding an appetite that no amount of money will ever satiate.”

“Lesson for the day, kids: hangovers are real, and they are the opposite of fun.”

“Things were good. He had things to look forward to. That, for now, was to be his definition of living - to always have a thing to look forward to.”

“She was not somebody who'd assume other people would want to hear about her unhappiness.”