To fight for one's country, to offer one's very life to promote the well being of the United States, is truly a noble undertaking. But so is the vigilance of the citizen who carefully examines our leaders to see if political problems are being solved by wars simply because this seems to be the easiest solution.

As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportunities for willing workers who could follow simple instructions. This is no longer the case. Children who don't read are, in the main, destined for lesser lives. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to change this.

What some people wanted was sometimes too hard to get, and the stress of trying was sometimes too hard to deal with... Maybe doing well in life was just too hard for some people.

My life is not packaged, Not tidy. There are leftover strands and jagged Edges that cut even my friends.

I am very much interested in getting parents to read to children, and trying to get people mentoring children. If I can do both I'll be happy.

We all think we're different, but when it comes around, we end up needing the same things. Somebody to love us. Somebody to respect us.

The movie is more real in so many ways than the life I am leading. No, that’s not true. I just desperately wish this was only a movie.