It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad, fueled by religious hatred and led by merciless fanatics on both sides. It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy.

But our trip was different. It was a classic affirmation of everything right and true and decent in the national character. It was a gross, physical salute to the fantastic possibilities of life in this country-but only for those with true grit. And we were chock full of that.

There is nothing worse than a man in the throws of an ether bender.

It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it.

Ah, lives there a man with soul so dead, who never to himself hath said As he hunched and rolled in his comfortable bed: To hell with the rent . . . I'll drink instead!

On my tombstone they will carve, "IT NEVER GOT FAST ENOUGH FOR ME.

Some people will tell you that slow is good - but I'm here to tell you that fast is better.