“To let others define us is to relinquish authority over our very existence.”

“The only problem with your dream of a prosperous Nicaragua is that guys like me will never let it happen.”

“Sometimes, only bloodshed can replenish the garden's soil.”

“This will be a good experience for you. Every man should know how to properly dismember a body.”

“Perhaps the greatest magic of the human spirit is the ability to laugh, at ourselves, at each other, and at our sometimes hopeless situation. Laughter normalized our lives”

“I'm sure the other kids wouldn't mind not being lectured by another toddler over the virtues of sharing and the mental benefits of toy blocks.”

“Within each of us is a light, awake, encoded in the fibers of our existence. Divine ecstasy is the totality of this marvelous creation experienced in the hearts of humanity”