Every successful author I know faced crushing rejection early on, and they got back up and kept going.
I'm not somebody who believes in evil.
I don't understand people who say they're bored. Look out your window.
Even Gone With the Wind had a shocking, cold-blooded murder.
I am a bit of a Dudley Do-Gooder, though, because if I see a car accident or something bad happen, I am one of those idiots who runs toward the problem instead of away from it. Not that I would recommend this behavior.
A lot of men just don't read. They don't read fiction at all.