I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!'
Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!
But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected.