Everything costs something everyone pays

Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he represents me. None of this could occur in France.

Success can breed contempt, and a casual attitude toward danger.

So go ahead, break stuff. Break yourself on the once-hard edges of yourself. And recycle the debris into the foundation of your future.

Inconsistency, incompetence, and lies are all cut short by the ground. It will stop you if you can't stop yourself.

Relish the challenge of overcoming difficulties that would crush ordinary men...learn to suffer.

I scavenged for sensation, sought myself in the rewards of being out there, across the Border.