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.

Interesting people always have a past.

I feel like I failed," I said. "Don't beat yourself up," Jim said. "She might not have turned out like you planned, but that don't mean she turned out wrong.

Those shining stars, he liked to point out, were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in the wilderness. Rich city folks, he'd say, lived in fancy apartments, but their air was so polluted they couldn't even see the stars. We'd have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them.

....he said it was interesting. He used the word 'textured'. He said 'smooth' is boring but 'textured' was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever had tried to hurt me.

Most important thing in life is learning how to fall.

Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.