Confidence Is Inspiring. Yet So Often Misplaced.

All You Have To Do [to Win A Pulitzer Prize] Is Spend Your Life Running From One Awful Place To Another, Write About Every Horrible Thing You See. The Civilized World Reads About It, Then Forgets It, But Pats You On The Head For Doing It And Gives You A Reward As Appreciation For Changing Nothing.

Why Can't People Just Sit And Read Books And Be Nice To Each Other?

As My Father Wrote, One's Courage, Hope, And Spirit Can Be Severely Tried By The Happenstance Of Life. But As I Learned On This Virginia Mountain, So Long As One Never Loses Faith, It Is Impossible To Ever Truly Be Alone.

It's The Hardest Thing In The World To Put Yourself In Someone Else's Place, Try To Really Feel What They Feel, Figure Out Why They Do The Things They Do. Especially When It's Easier To Stick A Label On Something. Or Someone.

Passion Is A Rare Commodity. When You Find It, Treasure It And Never Give It Up!