“How do you learn to write? You sit your ass down in a chair, in front of a laptop, for ten years. Period.”

“Being comfortable with who you are is the ultimate threat!----You Killed Wesley Payne”

“It's easy to pretend you don't care about anything, Stan. It's also cowardly.”

“Finding out what people don’t want you to know may be the scariest, most addictive thing of all.”

“You, Stan, are covered with dirt and leaves.''''I just applied for a job as a tree,'' I said. It made so little sense, he didn't even bother responding.”

“War's a racket. No doubt. But war is a racket for the politicians, not the soldiers.”

“Now think deeply.What have you done with your life over the past year?How do you feel inside?”