Creed Bratton

"I've been alive for a long time, and I've seen things that would make your head spin."

"The secret to a good life is knowing when to keep your mouth shut."

"I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious."

"Sometimes you gotta take a step back to move forward."

"Money doesn't buy happiness, but it sure doesn't hurt."

"I've learned that people are basically good, unless they're not."

"Work is what you do when you have nothing better to do."

"The best moments in life are the ones you don't plan for."

"I trust no one, including myself."

"Experience is the best teacher, prison is the second best."

"Life is like a box of chocolates, except way weirder."

"Real friends are the ones who don't ask too many questions."

"Success means different things to different people. For me, it's survival."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time, most of them illegal."

"The key to happiness is low expectations."

"Time moves differently when you're watching it."

"I don't believe in rules. Rules are for people who can't think."

"Family is what you make it, sometimes literally."

"Love is overrated. Indifference is underrated."

"I've been places you wouldn't believe and done things you couldn't imagine."

"The truth is always stranger than fiction, and way more dangerous."

"Perseverance is just another word for stubbornness."

"I don't remember half the things I've done, and that's the way I like it."

"Nature is beautiful until it tries to kill you."

"Art is whatever you can get away with."

"Knowledge is power, and power is dangerous."

"Patience is a virtue, but I was never very patient."

"Kindness is for people with nothing to hide."

"Strength is knowing when to walk away."

"Fear is just another emotion, like hunger or fatigue."