A Friend May Be Waiting Behind A

Be Courageous, But Not Foolhardy. Walk Proud As You Are.

Freedom Is Never Free.

For A Person Who Grew Up In The '30s And '40s In The Segregated South, With So Many Doors Closed Without Explanation To Me, Libraries And Books Said, 'here I Am, Read Me.' Over Time I Have Learned I Am At My Best Around Books.

Someone Was Hurt Before You, Wronged Before You, Hungry Before You, Frightened Before You, Beaten Before You, Humiliated Before You, Raped Before You... Yet, Someone Survived... You Can Do Anything You Choose To Do.

I Believe That The Most Important Single Thing, Beyond Discipline And Creativity Is Daring To Dare.