I think family is very important in West Virginia and has long been so because the mountains made travel difficult in the past, and family members had to depend on each other.

I may have been lucky with some sort of intuition, but I believe in training a great deal.

I never found it frustrating not speaking.

When I was younger I decided I'd hop on the train to New York.

We have to provide good teachers, good environment, community involvement with schools.

I think family is very important in West Virginia and has long been so because the mountains made travel difficult in the past, and family members had to depend on each other.

When you succeed at creating your own world, whether it's in any realm - like Tolkien was able to do - and people are able to enter that world, it's a special thing.