“Stepparenting is like working at a late-night convenience store — all of the responsibility and none of the authority.”

“Trying to make someone love you is like trying to climb uphill during an avalanche.”

“I tried to make my husband make his daughter like me. After ten years of failed attempts, I decided to make myself change.”

“External influences create internal chaos.”

“See, I thought gay sex would be all different and weird, but it was just like having sex with a woman, except way hotter. I guess you can't believe stuff you see on the Internet, because you know, the hot gay sex I had last night was totally awesome, and nobody like, put their entire hand in my butt." Doug stood and walked over to Stephen, who was shoving a bagel into a Ziploc bag. "Anyway, hold on, here he is," Doug said into the phone, and then held it out towards him. "It's your mom.”

“(A) trip to the attic is an excursion into history, and...all over the world the present unravels beneath the stored detritus of the past; that's what attics are for.”

“Take Over Your Own Mind. You only need to tell your mind that it must follow a New Plan. Yes, begin by bossing your own mind. You are the Master. If the Master gives no order, then the mind assumes there is no plan, and whatever wind comes through blows you along with it.Paul J Coleman. BOSS CORE (Kindle Locations 56-58). ic7 Unique”