I am happiest when I am alone.

He didn't even have the satisfaction of being killed for civil rights... it had to be some silly little Communist.

I have been through a lot and have suffered a great deal. But I have had lots of happy moments, as well. Every moment one lives is different from the other. The good, the bad, hardship, the joy, the tragedy, love, and happiness are all interwoven into one single, indescribable whole that is called life. You cannot separate the good from the bad. And perhaps there is no need to do so, either.

Being away from home gave me a chance to look at myself with a jaundiced eye

I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college... I did other things.

Americans care about their past, but for short term gain they ignore it and tear down everything that matters.

If school days are the happiest days of your life, I'm hanging myself with my skip-rope tonight.