You need a prostate to understand,” I said.

Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty good you're just going to get hurt again. But each time, you learn something.

Sometimes the only way to carry a heavy burden is to share it with another

The mad rarely know that they are mad. It's the rest of the world, I think, that seems insane to them.

Love is another kind of power, which shouldn't surprise you. Magic comes from emotions, among other things.

We're always disappointed when we find out someone else has human limits, the same as we do. It's stupid for us to feel that way, and we really ought to know better, but that doesn't seem to slow us down.

Being here? With you? I've met my subconscious, and he's not that sick.