If you're going to say the Jesus Prayer, at least say it to Jesus, and not to St. Francis and Seymour and Heidi's grandfather all wrapped up in one.

If you sat around there long enough and heard all the phonies applauding and all, you got to hate everybody in the world, I swear you did.

He said I was unequipped to meet life because I had no sense of humor.

Then again you may pick up just enough education to hate people who say, 'It's a secret between he and I.'

You never even worried, with Jane, whether your hand was sweaty or not. All you knew was, you were happy. You really were.

You don't have to think too hard when you talk to teachers.

I think that one of these days," he said, "you're going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you've got to start going there. But immediately. You can't afford to lose a minute. Not you.