“You'll be surprised what someone is able to handle given no other choice.”
“What if I mess up?""Oh, you will. You'll mess up, you'll make mistakes, you'll break things. Some you'll be able to piece together, and others you'll lose. That's all a given. But there's only one thing you have to do for me.""What's that?""Stay alive long enough to mess up again.”
“I tensed up like someone had just given me a surprise rectal exam.”
“You'll be okay. No matter what shape reality takes, you can handle it.”
“Be careful what you wish for because you might not be able to handle it.”
“Life is full of surprises, but the biggest one of all is learning what it takes to handle them.”