The point is that something I thought was perfect has been broken, and I'm having to find the beauty in what is there instead of what I thought was there. Like this shell. I can either spend all my time wishing it were perfect, trying to imagine it the way it was or might have been, or I can see how beautiful it is just like this.

I am about to stop being a get-along kind of guy and turn into somebody who makes a difference.

Crying can help, too. People are often afraid to cry because they are told that crying is for babies. Crying does not make you a baby, no matter what anyone says. There are times when people feel so bad that they can't express their feelings in words. At those times, crying helps.

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

There's no such thing as a wasted wish.

[Button] If Gay and Lesbian people are given civil rights, soon everyone will want them

Another Thing I'm Sick of Hearing: If I started that gay rights group, I must be gay. So if i start an animal rights group, what does that make me? A giraffe?