I grew up in the American South and came of age in the 1960s, an incredibly turbulent time. It was as if the seams of American life were being ripped apart with riots and protests.

There is no place so AWAKE and ALIVE as the edge of becoming.

The most significant gifts are the ones most easily overlooked. Small, everyday blessings: woods, health, music, laughter, memories, books, family, friends, second chances, warm fireplaces, and all the footprints scattered throughout our days.

Actually, you can be bad at something...but if you love doing it, that will be enough. - August Boatwright

We can't think of changing our skin color. Change the world - that's how we gotta think.

It was the first time I'd ever said the words to another person, and the sound of them broke open my heart.

There is nothing perfect...only life.