Look at it this way: I might be saying you're fat, but at least I'm not punching you in the face.' Are those the only options?' Not always. Just sometimes.

My point is, there are a lot of people in the world. No one ever sees everything the same way you do; it just doesn't happen. So when you find one person who gets a couple of things, especially if they're important ones... you might as well hold on to them. You know?

If you're not getting hurt, you're not riding hard enough.

I couldn't tell her. I couldn't tell anyone. As long as I didn't say it aloud, it wasn't real.

Every book teaches me something about my process, and they are all challenging in one way or another.

Nate: “And,” he said, “boys at twelve aren’t exactly slick with the ladies.” Ruby: “’Slick with the ladies’?” I said. “Are you twelve?

I always say that teenagers are the first to know if you're pandering to them.