People only love you as long as they're getting something of you, but the minute you say something they don't want to hear or do something they don't want to see, all the admiration drains from their hearts.

I've been pushed down many flights of stairs in my time, but I always manage to find an elevator

...because a life without meaning, without drive or focus, without dreams or goals, isn't a life worth living.

I wasn't going to get such a nice car - I was going to get a cute little hybrid or something, keep the trees happy - but then my grandfather died, and it was all: retail therapy!

When one thing takes another away, what do we call that?” she asked my class. “Homicide!” I called out

Besides, anyone with an Internet connection feels they have the credentials to critique or belittle anything these days.

I feel like little bits of my soul are being shipped domestically.