That's What The American Odyssey Is Really

Professor Al Drake Encouraged Me To Just Write The Way I Talk. I Decided If That's What I Needed To Do, I Didn't Need To Be In School To Do It.

In School, You're Taught A Lesson And Then Given A Test. In Life, You're Given A Test That Teaches You A Lesson.

The Media Is In The Business Of Finding Exceptions To Everyday Life. Bad Things Are Still The Exception. That's Good, Because Once Bad Things Stop Being News, We Really Are In Trouble. If People Forget That Bad Is The Exception, They Think They Live In A Horrible World. There Is So Much That Works And Is Right And Friendly And Warm. But We Take That For Granted.

Americans Are Generally Very Self-sufficient And I Think Generally Averse To Pretension, Just As I Am.

The Difference Between An Optimist And A Pessimist? An Optimist Laughs To Forget, But A Pessimist Forgets To Laugh.