If the mind's not strong, the body acts weak, even if it's not. If the mind says it's too cold or too rainy or too windy to run, the body will be more than happy to agree. If the mind says it would be better to rest or recover or cut practice, the body will be glad to oblige.

It’s funny to hear priests and nuns argue with each other.

...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.

You want me to be a man,older than you, who goes by the name of Roullard.

A painting is more than the sum of its parts

Bryce," she whispers. "What's wrong." I can barely breathe as I ask her, "Do you like him?" "Do I... you mean Jon?" "Yes!" "Well, sure. He's nice and -" "No, do you like him?" My heart was pounding through my chest as I took her other hand and waited. "Well, no. I mean, not like that...." No! She said no! I didn't care where I was, I didn't care who saw. I wanted, just had to kiss her. I leaned in, closed my eyes, and then...

Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.