"Most people are nice and just want to have a chat."

“And all the world is football shaped, It's just for me to kick in space, And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste, And I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime, Trying to take this all in, I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime, Trying to taste the difference, 'Tween the lemons and limes, The pain and the pleasure, And the church bells softly chime.”

“When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I'd use it in a book.”

“I know I've got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.”

“I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues.”

“I can look into someone's eyes and feel like I know her better, versus a phone call, where you can't get that same type of emotion. That's why text messaging gets you in trouble: You can't bond, and emoticons explain only so much.”

“If you're going to be truly successful, then set yourself apart from everyone else. Go beyond the limits of what classifies the average person and be exceptional.”

“I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else.”

“It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.”