I was mentally and physically exhausted. I felt broken.

“You did good today,” I said to myself.

The body anticipates and adjusts its energy use according to environmental demands.

I do not like the idea of happiness—it is too momentary.

The hard part comes in that fraction of a second between thought and word-vomit.

A gem cannot be polished without friction.

In 2004, I worked a delivery job. It was very physical work, and one day I hurt my back on the job.

When you squeeze an orange, you'll always get orange juice to come out.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing.