Adventures are all very well in their place, but there's a lot to be said for regular meals and freedom from pain.

Fat Charlie wasn't sure that he liked freedom, ... There was too much open air involved.

If we deny love that is given to us, if we refuse to give love because we fear pain or loss, then our lives will be empty, our loss greater.

He left the drapes open, watched the lights of the cars and of the fast food joints through the window glass, comforted to know there was another world out there, one he could walk to anytime he wanted.

I understand with love comes pain, but why did I have to love so much?

Face your life, its pain, its pleasure, leave no path untaken.