He Was Trying To Convince Himself That

No Matter What...ball Made My Heart Beat Faster, Made Me Want To Jump Up And Down And Be Superman. That's What Life Was About Anyway, Being Superman And Living Like Life Itself Was Important. Basketball Made My Life Important.

I Know I'm Tired Of Thinking About What I Should Have Done Yesterday. I Know I'm Just Tired. If I Knew What To Do With My Life, How To Fix It Up, I Would Have Done It A Long Time Ago. You Can't Dig That? You Think I Want To Live Like I'm Somebody's Throwaway?

As A Writer, I Absorb Stories, Allow Them To Churn Within My Own Head And Heart - Often For Years - Until I Find A Way Of Telling Them That Fits Both My Time And Temperament.

I Couldn't Speak Well. I Went To Speech Therapy For 10 Years. And I Was Sort Of Frustrated In That Sense.

There Is A Crisis Involving Reading In Certain Communities.