“When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is alread...” — Henry Ward Beecher Quote

“When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.”

“Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.”

“Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.”

“Social media has created a legion of social delinquents, billions of people speaking not their minds but their spleens, venting everything from the gum-cracking snark befitting a hair-twisting mallrat to the froth-flecked rage of a bell tower marksman.”

“I made my own fictional land, which is 'Bell Choir Coast.' It was a response to feeling really, really lost, and it was what I was looking for.”

“I was going to McDonald's and Taco Bell every day. The kids behind the counter knew me - it wouldn't even faze them. Or I'd sit up at Denny's or Big Boy and just eat by myself. It was sad. I got so heavy that people started to not recognize me.”