What you have to understand, is your father was your model for God.

And it's funny how when somebody saves you, the first thing you want to do is save other people. All other people. Everybody. The kid never knew the man's name. But he never forgot that smile. "Hero" isn't the first word, but it's the first word that comes to mind.

It takes a lot to get people talking in airplanes. But once they start talking, you just can't shut them up.

The problem with every story is you tell it after the fact.

I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some blind, random disaster or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of knowing what will most likely wait for him down the road. He's taken some control over his ultimate fate, and his addiction keeps the cause of his death from being a total surprise.

That’s the American Dream: to make your life into something you can sell.

Today is just one of those days the sun comes out to really humiliate you.