I've always been partial to the image of liquor as lubrication, a layer of protection from all the sharp thoughts in your head.
Ironic people always dissolve when confronted with earnestness, it's their kryptonite
Dark sides are important. They should be nurtured like nasty black orchids.
Love makes you want to be a better man. But maybe love, real love, also gives you permission to just be the man you are.
Republicans go to Sam’s Club, Democrats go to Costco.
A town so suffocating and small, you tripped over people you hated every day. People who knew things about you. It's the kind of place that leaves a mark.