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.

Today might not be so good. But tomorrow, you got another chance to get it right.

It's hard, Cotton. To let yourself love something you know you may never have.

Passion is a rare commodity. When you find it, treasure it and never give it up!

Shaw, we're going to die, aren't we?" Probably. Why?" Just wanted confirmation.

It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between.

Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.