How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" to a margin note written in her loop-heavy cursive: Straight & Fast.

I liked that he was a tenured professor in the Department of Slightly Crooked Smiles with a dual appointments in the Department of Having a Voice that Made My Skin Feel More Like Skin.

There's some people in this world who you can just love and love and love no matter what.

Read a lot. Read broadly... Tell stories to your friends, and pay attention to when they get bored... Write a lot.

You've got a lifetime to mull over the Buddhist understanding of interconnectedness." He spoke every sentence as if he'd written it down, memorized it, and was now reciting it. "But while you were looking out the window, you missed the chance to explore the equally interesting Buddhist belief in being present for every facet of your daily life, of being truly present. Be present in this class. And then, when it's over, be present out there," he said, nodding toward the lake and beyond.' ~Dr. Hyde, pg 50

Videogame players essentially choose whether to win the game or to die heroically. There's a certain glory in both.

Everything that comes together falls apart.