One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced of his virtue even in the midst of his vice is the worst kind of man.

I had set about trying to make myself more polished than a country boy would be.

Different is not deviant, no matter what the world may say. You have the moral obligation to love yourself.

Concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it.

I was always a relatively quiet and introspective kid.

Now you have to decide whether or not you want to be part of the bigotry that is Donald Trump. You have to decide whether you want to be part of the sexism and misogyny that is Donald Trump.

You don’t become a teacher to make a world of money. You become a teacher to make a world of difference.