I don't know how I can be so ambitious and so lazy at the same time.

See, when you mess something up, you learn for the next time. It's when people compliment you that you're in trouble. That means they expect you to keep it up.

She's pretty." (It's amazing how girls can say this and make it the most withering insult.)

The Shift hasn't happened yet, maybe it never will, but sometimes-just enough times to give me hope-my brain jars back into where it's supposed to be.

I'm fine. Well, I'm not fine - I'm here." "Is there something wrong with that?" "Absolutely.

Nobody had told me I was common.

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.