But that's part of faith. Believing and knowing despite what other people say, and despite what the world might think of your beliefs.
James FreyMy life has been like all the lives, long and hard and full of sadness and confusion and horror, a frightening, difficult dream punctuated by brief moments of joy. And as is the case with all people's lives, the moments of joy are never often enough and never long enough.
James FreyNot everyone who works hard makes their dream come true. You need luck and hard work and being in the right place at the right time but I still very much believe it's possible.
James FreyThat's what ever great writer, I believe, has done over the course of time - is they've figured out new ways of telling the same stories.
James FreyI hadn't learned yet that everybody's locked up some way or other. That's how life is we're all imprisoned by something.
James FreyThis moment and this chance, they are the same, and they are mine if I choose them,and I do. I want them. Now and as long as I can have them they are both precious and fleeting and gone in the blink of an eye, don't waste them. A moment and an opportunity and a life, all in the unseen tick of a clock holding me nowhere. My heart is beating. The walls are pale and quiet. I am surviving.
James Frey