“I've got to be first all the time — in everything.”

“I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me… but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.”

“When I began playing the game, baseball was as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch.”

“I'm not out of touch with reality;I've just got my eyes on eternity.”

“Even though there is so much to be unhappy about in this world, we should try to create something amazing and beautiful and interesting despite all of the problems.”

“Here's a little secret:love always disappoints. It's the concious choice to love someone or not love someone, despite the disappointment, that makes it beautiful.”

“Sorry for your loss' Gordan said.His extended hand was immediately rejected with an if-looks-could-kill stare from Shelly's father, who was, as of yet, oblivious to the fact that we had stolen the last of his daughter.'Right. Well,fuck you too.”