No matter how much I admire our schools, I know that no university exists that can provide an education; what a university can provide is an outline, to give the learner a direction and guidance. The rest one has to do for oneself.
What in the world would I sing for if I had it all?
I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay.
Turns out, not where, but who you're with that really matters.
Because life is short but sweet for certain
The saddest part of the human race is we're obsessed with this idea of 'us and them,' which is really a no-win situation, whether it's racial, cultural, religious or political.
Sitting still as stone watching - watching People walking by you wondering why No one ever stops to talk or thinks about it - if they ever did
I think that Africa has made quite rapid progress and a lot of the conflicts that we saw on the continent have abated.
When modern writers gave up telling stories, they gave up the greatest thing we had.
I realized that I might be a lonely Indian boy, but I was not alone in the loneliness. There were millions of other Americans who had left their birthplaces in search of a dream. (217)
I put a lot of pressure on myself and I think I am quite. . . well, intense about driving other people.