I'm a conundrum. Or an enigma. I forget which.

If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign.

Never, ever, sacrifice what you want the most, for what you want the most at that moment.

Sometimes a catastrophe is simply a course correction.

Prayers aren't for the deity...They're for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.

said Jack matter-of-factly. "I'm a man. We're made to think more quickly." ...Aven swung her fist and clocked Jack square on the chin, knocking him backward into the balloon, which was still under repair. ...Aven rubbed her knuckles and looked at the others. "Sorry about that. I might have stopped myself from hitting him, but I didn't think of it quickly enough.

Don't ascribe to evil what can be attributed to well-intentioned stupidity.