“Life is hard. Life hurts. So what? You tough it out. You get through and then you'll feel good again.”

“All of us are subjected to somebody else's power at some point. So once in a while you kiss ass. So what? Either you make your peace with that early, or you end up living your life as a crank and a misfit.”

“There are days when none of us can bear it, but the good comes around again. Happiness is seasonal, like anything else. Wait it out. There are people who love you. People who can help.”

“The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.”

“There's always something else. That's what makes life so much fun.”

“You can always push people around, but it's not a good idea. Better to let them volunteer information for reasons of their own. You get more that way.”

“You never know which people will affect your life.”