“Be careful what you yearn for, because that which you desire most will either complete you or destroy you, and you don't get to choose.”

“You don't get to decide what's to big a risk for me. You don't decide what's good for me and what isn't. That's my decision, Dylan. If you care about me so much, then how dare you do this all by yourself? I choose not to destroy my present because of the risk of a future that might or might not happen.You should think about that.”

“We don't suffer from a shortage of metaphors . . . But you have to be careful which metaphor you choose, because it matters.”

“Acedia is sorrow so complete that the flesh pervails completely over the spirit. You don't just turn your back on the world, you turn your back on God. You don't care, and you don't care that you don't care.”

“Be careful what you look for and expect in life, because you will either find it or create it.”

“You don't choose your friends, they choose you, and you either reject them or you accept them without reservations.”