I've been a compulsive reader for as long as I can remember.

You've got to stop letting women slip drugs into your mouth, Dex, it's unhygienic. And dangerous. One day it'll be a cyanide capsule.

Find the thing you love, and do it with all your heart, to the absolute best of your ability, no matter what people say.

All his words and actions would now be fit for his daughter’s ears and eyes. Life would be lived as if under [her] constant scrutiny. He would never do anything that might cause her pain or anxiety or embarrassment and there would be nothing, absolutely nothing in his life to be ashamed of anymore.

Once you decide not to worry about that stuff anymore, dating and relationships and love and all that, it's like you're free to get on with real life.

I applied for the University of Life. Didn't get the grades.

I'm trying to be inspiring! I'm trying to lift your grubby soul for the great adventure that lies ahead of you!