There are always scary things happening in the world. There are always wonderful things happening. And it’s up to you to decide how you’re going to approach the world…how you’re going to live in it, and what you’re going to do.

I'm a goner, a kid who stays up half the night trying to figure out the horror of the world and trying to survive it.

A hero can be afraid, but a hero never runs away.

Life is full of surprises, but the biggest one of all is learning what it takes to handle them.

Never talk back to a teacher. Teachers are like God. Actually, teachers are God's boss.

The secret to not being afraid is to understand what scares you

Baseball is an art! A drama! A ballet without music! Let us give it a Greek chorus!