“There's a lot of things people think they can't do and then discover they can when they find themselves tight-wired.”

“People with a high tolerance for boredom can get a lot of thinking done.”

“I think that's what people most always do with the stuff they can't make out - just forget it.”

“Can I? Yeah. You bet I can. There's a million things in this world can't do. Couldn't hit a curve ball, even back in high school. Can't fix a leaky faucet. Can't roller-skate or make an F-chord on the guitar that sounds like anything but shit. I have tried twice to be married and couldn't do it either time. But if you want me to take you away, to scare you or involve you or make you cry or grin, yeah. I can. I can bring it to you and keep bringing it until you holler uncle. I am able. I CAN.”

“Do you happen to have another Condom? I think I've discovered the cure for headaches.”

“If I kept saying it; if I kept reaching out. My accident really taught me just one thing: the only way to go on is to go on. To say 'I can do this' even when you know you can't.”

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”