A really good stand-up comic is a poet; it's about the use of language. It can be really poetic. And I like politically conscious comedy.

Only in rock music and the literary world you see so many ugly white guys with beautiful women. That says a lot about the women, their character. They're attracted to more than surface.

You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too. (191)

Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play.

Like officer Dave.He's never said much about his life, but I can tell he's scarred. And he knows I'm scarred too. The wounded always recognize the wounded. We can smell each other.

We can all learn from every text. Reading the work that disgusts you can only strengthen your core beliefs. I could teach a semester-long course based only on reading the local telephone book. All stories can be taught in valuable ways.

My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.