There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?

Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.

Please believe in THE POWER OF ONE. One person can make an enormous difference in the world. One person - actually, one idea - can start a war, or end one, or subvert an entire power structure. One discovery can cure a disease or spawn new technology to benefit or annihilate the human race. You as ONE individual can change millions of lives. Think big. Do not limit your vision and do not ever compromise your dreams or ideals.

I have to finish this book tour of almost 30 cities.

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.

The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed.

Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.