"Friendship is being there when someone's feeling low and not being afraid to kick them."

"It hurts to find out that what you wanted doesn't match what you dreamed it would be."

"In the end, you'll know which people really love you. They're the ones who see you for who you are and, no matter what, always find a way to be at your side."

"The shortest verse in the Bible is 'Jesus wept.' The only thing wrong with it is the past tense."

"Desperate is not a sexual preference."

"Success only hurts the first time."

"For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off."

"I am not dying, not anymore than any of us are at any moment. We run, hopefully as fast as we can, and then everyone must stop. We can only choose how we handle the race."

"I'd rather get my brains blown out in the wild than wait in terror at the slaughterhouse."

"It's no accident that the church and the graveyard stand side by side. The city of the dead sleeps encircled by the city of the living."

"There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children."

"As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless."