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

“Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.”

“You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself.”

“People make mistakes. People do things they never meant to do.”

“There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain.”

“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.”

“I think you'd best make your peace with the past since you've come this far. I think you know by now that you won't go back again.”