Usually going places makes me feel optimistic. And I'm a hillbilly, so heading to the countryside made sense a number of ways.

It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.

Killing is unavoidable but is nothing to be proud of

Protect me from what I want.

The desperate things seem to require attention, the lovely things seem to elicit celebration. If I had to choose, I would go to the awful in the hope that doing something could yield a happier result.

There's a fine line between information and propaganda.

Use what is dominant in a culture to change it quickly.