So the thing that bothered me most was that the condemned man had to hope the machine would work the first time.
Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
Everybody has a story. And there's something to be learned from every experience.
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
Don't settle for a relationship that won't let you be yourself.
Holding a note is a very difficult thing - you have to use your whole body to achieve a perfect pitch.
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began.
I don't want a lot of strangers looking down at my wrinkles and my big fat belly when I'm dead.
Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer.