In the end, we know what makes us happy. We also know what makes us unhappy. That's the irony. We know and yet we still mess it up. That's part of the human condition, no, and why we need to work on it.

Kate Atkinson is an absolute must-read. I love everything she writes.

Im 48 years old, not a kid anymore by any definition, but here is a universal truth that every adult at some point will realize: We are all always 17 years old, waiting for our lives to begin.

You can't have an up without a down, a right without a left, a back without a front - or a happy without a sad.

Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher.

Getting into a fight with a popular senior. Pissing off a school teacher and the local chief of police. Hanging with two major-league losers." She slapped my back. "Welcome to high school.

You want this so badly—this second chance, this chance at real redemption—that you can’t see the truth.