There are some things more important than physical survival. You gotta be able to look at yourself in the mirror.

All men love to talk about themselves, even the ones who are completely buggers.

They say not to look back, but if you’re not sure what lies ahead, what else is there but looking back?

Twenty-three stories up and all I could see out the windows was grey smog. They could call it the City of the Angels if they wanted to, but if there were angels out there, they had to be flying blind.

Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't.

A certain type of man, when he loves for the first time, his love is not really love, it is possession. Possessions don't have rights or feelings; they are something to owned and controlled. He had spent more than a year trying to do just that, and failing.

Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.