I Had Wanted To Write Ghost Country

The Hope For A Messiah Puts Too Much On That One Person. And You Think That Absolves You Of Personal Responsibility And You Don't Have To Act Because That Person Will Do It For You.

There Is No Frigate Like A Book And No Harbor Like A Library, Where Those Who Love Books But Can't Afford Their Own Complete Collections, Or Those Who Need A Computer, Or Kids Who Need A Safe Place To Read After School, Or Moms With Toddlers Who Want Their Babies To Learn To Read, Can All Come Together And Share In A Great Community Resource.

This Was A Very Progressive Group Of Clergy Who Foresaw The Race Riots That Were Going To Take Place When Dr. King Started Helping The Local Civil Rights Community Push For Open Housing. They Were Sort Of Hoping Against Hope That We Could Educate Kids In A Way That Could Counter Some Of The Racist Messages They Were Imbibing At Home. I Don't Know Whether We Did Any Good, But It Changed My Life In Every Single Way.

I Believe In The Dull Lie - Make Your Story Boring Enough And No One Will Question It.

I Cannot Find Words To Express The Depth Of My Loss Or Outrage About What's Happening To This Country. I Don't Know If I Can Find The Words For It, But If This Country Ever Recovers, It Will Not Be In My Lifetime. If I Were Elected President, The First Thing I Would Do Would Be To Set Up A Department Of Restoring The Bill Of Rights. I Would Have 10,000 People Working There.