"The golden child may be the oldest one, unless it's the youngest. It may be the toughest one, unless it's the most sensitive. It's not even necessary that Mom and Dad have the same favorite - and typically they don't."

"More and more NFL players have been willing their bodies to science so that their brains can be studied even if they die of other causes."

"There aren't a lot of ironclad rules of family life, but here's one: No matter how much your parents deny it - and here's betting they deny it a lot - they have a favorite child. And if you're a parent, so do you."

"The families of many athletes - incensed at the sports leagues and hoping to make games safer overall - are increasingly making the brains of players who die prematurely and suspiciously available for study. Some athletes are even making the bequest themselves."

"No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well."

"It is a essential truth that he who inspires courage in a single soul has led a monumental campaign."

"The foundation of joy is a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"Love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."