“We must practice forgiveness each second of every minute, every minute of every hour, and every hour of every day until it becomes as natural as breathing.”

“If there is a God in heaven, nothing must make him cry more than when greed attacks paradise and takes it for its own. And paradise is so easily taken because it is innocent and never fights back. It always turns the other cheek. It has to, to remain innocent.”

“Fame and fortune can be destructive, leading you away from happiness, while suffering and introspection can lead you to it. Being up can be down, and being down can be up. Falling can be rising, and rising can be falling.”

“I learned what my sword really was. My hate for myself was my sword. I picked up the sword every day and killed myself with it.”

“For the first time, Billy suffered from grief that arose out of his love and his desire to avoid profound loss. War was pain. Addiction was pain. And now Billy knew that love was pain.”