"Melpomene was a substantial girl, thick of bosom, ankle, and forearm, rosy of cheek, and clear of eye. She seemed somehow incomplete without her hockey stick."

"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."

"On his examination paper a boy wrote, 'A natural death is where you die by yourself without a doctor's help."

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around every once in awhile, you could miss it."

"Blow in it's ear."

"We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be."

"It doesn't matter if you win or lose in the big, scary jungle of the real world. Winners and losers... Enemies and allies... We don't live in a comic book! This is the real deal."

"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses."

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence."

"Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power."

"I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth."