“Control the things you can control, maggot. Let everything else take a flying fuck at you and if you must go down, go down with your guns blazing.”

“Keep your focus on the things you can actually control. Choosing to center on anything else will either stop you in your tracks or significantly slow you down.”

“It means you never know what's going to happen,' I said. 'You do your best, then take your chances. Everything else is beyond our control.”

“You can’t control what others think. The only thing you can control is yourself. Some people will look down on you for your choices in life, no matter what they are. You can’t do anything about that. The only thing you can do is decide how to live your own life. And to hell with everybody else”

“You’re not going to let her do this, are you?” Bones snorted. “Let her? Mate, if you think you can control a woman, you must be single—-and a thousand pounds says she beats your arse.”

“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”