He was the captain of the rugby team and he was built like a fucking gorilla. He had the personality of a fucking gorilla, too.
It's easy to give up at the beginning of something, but after gaining a bit of momentum it's not as tempting or easy to just give up.
Time is wasted on the young and experience is wasted on the old.
I realised I got anxious because my true aspiration wasn't to become the chief of a multi-billion dollar, multi-national company that created widgets or some shit.
The best experiences can't be forced and they come when you least expect it. You don't find misadventure, it finds you.
I took her word and didn't let my concern for my future ruin the present moment.
Even freedom needs some rules to keep it from being complete chaos.
Nyree taught me not to trust anyone but Steve quickly corrected that lesson and taught me not to trust everyone.
You live by whatever rules you need to govern your life the best you think. Let's just try not to encroach.
The false hope I filled myself with is fleeing and I'm beginning to feel scared again.
You know what's the worst? Having realistic, ordinary expectations taken out of your reach by seemingly unrealistic, extraordinary circumstances.
Being determined delinquents, Peyton and I jumped the barricades and wandered around the dilapidated interior.
My newfound motivation had me feeling confident in my ability and I headed to Mackay with a plan.
Where's your sense of misadventure?
But now I think he was trying to teach me to never feel entitled because life can be a cruel bitch at times.
The acceptance of just one person is enough to silence the rejection of thousands.
Everyday something unexpected happened. Everyday was exciting. Everyday was a misadventure.
At least I can say I once worked a day on a tea plantation in Far North Queensland.
So much to do but so many incompetent workers," I said, playing to his take-no-shit-get-in-and-fucking-do-it attitude.
It's called the kindness of a fellow human being. You should try it sometime, ya fuck.
