People would cheer throw confetti and then go about breaking the resolutions they had made only moments before.

Either things happen for a reason, or they happen for no reason at all. Either one's life is a thread in a glorious tapestry or humanity is just a hopelessly tangled knot.

It's that quirky kind of weekend feeling they write ridiculous sunny-day songs about. You know the ones--I'm sure they're on your iPod even though you'd never admit it.

...New Beginning to the same old story

But now we've finally taken full possession of what is rightfully ours, because everyone must feel their own pain--and as awful as that is, it's also wonderful.

Lev smiles. "Leave it to you to turn someone else's screwup into gold

Cowards hide [...] but warriors lie and wait [...] the only difference is whether you're motivated by fear or purpose.