When God closes a door, he opens a window, but it's up to you to find it.

I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes.

When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.

My life is not just about the past.

I could see why Archimedes got all excited. There was nothing finer than the feeling that came rushing through you when it clicked and you suddenly understood something that had puzzled you. It made you think it just might be possible to get a handle on this old world after all.

People are like animals. Some are happiest penned in, some need to roam free. You go to recognize what's in her nature and accept it.

New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.