And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear

So does being cool mean you get to go around calling other people names?

Sometimes kids just act impulsively, but it's because we have strong feelings, not because we're trying to make trouble.

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.

Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let's dance.

This business of really knowing people, deep down, including your own self, it is not something you can learn in school or from a book. It takes your whole being to do it—your eyes and your ears, your brain and your heart. Maybe your heart most of all. —Bobby Goodspeed

A day can start out ordinary and end up being in the top ten. —Joe Bunch