Maybe you just saw what you wanted to see. Or maybe you justfelt what you wanted to feel.

You know your Lamborghini is on fire, right?

The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.

I think we make our own luck. Our parents give us life, but what we do with that life is our own responsibility.

And that whole do-able/undo-able thing? Yeah. Need I point out that neither Ruth nor I have ever "done" anybody in our lives?

Accept the things I cannot change," I said. "And pray for the courage to change the things I can, as well as the wisdom to know the difference." The thing is... I know this is good advice. It's called the Serenity Prayer, and it really does put things in perspective (it's suppose to be for recovering alcoholics, but it helps recovering freakoutaholics, like me, as well).

No offense, but if you want to be with my niece, you should think about getting a haircut. My mother is very conservative.” “No offense taken,” John said mildly.