"Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain."

"Yeah," I said, "but you're an artist. You don't believe in decency and honesty and gratitude. Where shall we eat?"

"It all began when I was a boy and I fell in love with the road. I don't know why, but I just did."

"I want to be a writer, but I don't want to write."

"I'm a lover, but I'm a fighter too."