“Things every person should have:•A nemesis.•An evil twin.•A secret headquarters.•An escape hatch.•A partner in crime.•A secret identity.”

“I have found that the key to being happy — well, one of the keys, anyway — is to be easily amused,”

“When I was a kid, I wanted to be as good an actor as Patrick, as cool as Frakes, and as funny as Brent. From time to time, one of them would say something to me that made me feel like I'd taken a step in that direction, and it always meant the world to me. I loved it when Brent would joke around with me, because it made me feel like I was the peer I so desperately wanted to be, instead of the clueless teenager I knew I was.”

“I can't believe you said that about fire ants and thunderstorms! You are such a Houstonist!”

“Be honest.Be kind.Be honorable.Work hard.And always be awesome.”

“As an adult, getting paid thousands of dollars a week to say, “Aye, Sir. Course laid in” is a seriously sweet gig, but when I was a teenager, it sucked.”

“Sometimes we know in our bones what we really need to do, but we're afraid to do it. Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow, though and without risk there is no reward.”