My Father Has Always Been The Heart

He Always Reminded Us That Every Atom In Our Bodies Was Once Part Of A Distant Star That Had Exploded. He Talked About How Evolution Moves From Simplicity Toward Complexity, And How Human Intelligence Is The Highest Known Expression Of Evolution. I Remember Him Telling Me That A Frog's Brain Is Much More Complex Than A Star. He Saw Human Consciousness As The First Neuron Of The Universe Coming To Life And Awareness. A Spark In The Darkness, Waiting To Spread To Fire.

My Mother, A Teacher, Encouraged Me To Use My Creativity As An Actual Way To Make A Living, And My Father, A Mississippi Physician, Did Two Things. First, He Taught Me That All Human Beings Should Be Treated Equally Because No One Is Better Than Anyone Else, And He Never Pressured Me To Become A Doctor.

When Everything Is At Risk, Good Judgment, Not Haste, Makes The Difference Between Life And Death. Panic Is The Enemy.

I Will Do Those Things Which Make Me Happy Today And Which I Can Also Live With Ten Years From Now.

See Spot Run!' Is A Perfect Sentence In Some Ways. But I Doubt The Critics Would Say It Was.