Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.

nothing is guaranteed.... So don't be afraid. Be alive.

Pretend to be a delinquent?" I asked clarifying. "You can do it," Dave advised me. "Just don't smile, and try to look like you're considering stealing something.

How weird that must be, to stay the same as everyone else changes.

Hey, think fast!' I just looked at Fave as he chucked the basketball at me with possibly the worst overhand throw I'd ever seen. It landed to my far right, then bounced past me, banging against my dad's truck. 'Do you have a vision problem of something?' I asked him. 'Just keeping you on your toes,' he replied

It’s the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth.

Get back on that bike.