"Pretend to be something, be convincing, and people will treat you differently, as if you actually are what you are pretending to be."

James Frey - My Friend Leonard

"It takes a brave man to walk away, to care so much that he doesn't care about anything else, to be willing to obey what he feels inside, to be willing to suffer for the consequences of living for himself."

James Frey - My Friend Leonard

"I believe that pain and suffering are different things. Pain is the feeling. Suffering is the effect that pain inflicts. If one can endure pain, one can endure without suffering. If one can learn to withstand pain, one can learn to withstand anything. If one can learn to control pain, one can learn to control oneself."

James Frey - My Friend Leonard