I know a lot of famous people didn't do well at school, like James Brown; he dropped out in fifth grade to be an entertainer, I respect that... but that's not going to be me. I'm not going to be able to do anything but work as hard as possible all the time and compete with everyone I know all the time to make it.

I like you a lot. Because you’re funny and smart and because you seem to like me. I know that’s not a good reason, but I can’t help it; if a girl likes me I tend to like her back [...] I like you for all this stuff but I also kind of like you for the cuts on your face—

Life's not about feeling better, it's about getting the job done.

That's worst than gonerreha, man!

So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live.

That's all I can do. I'll keep at it and hope it gets better.

My brain was all right back then; it didn't get stuck in ruts.