I tend to find that strangers who give me a couple hundred thousand dollars, no strings attached, usually turn out to be bad guys.[to Billy Macon]
How do you conquer a community, culture, planet? You come to it as an outsider. The fastest way to understanding a civilization is if you start from a disadvantage.
Fear and love makes people scared, and scared people can do anything.
Adversity makes you stronger in ways comfort never could. Prejudice, injustice, fear? Those aren’t obstacles. They’re the crucible that forges your greatest self.