Month: November 2017

You wanna know what somebody’s gonna do, look what they’ve been doin’ their whole lives.

Barack Obama

“Is she coming at all? What am I going to say to her? I don’t want her to think less of me”, I told myself while I was waiting. She stopped by our mutual friend’s bookstore not an hour ago. Before she left, she told me she might come back to see me. I hadn’t seen or talked to her for a couple of months. When she came back, I was confused and nervous about her being here with me at the same time. Didn’t know what to do, didn’t know what to say. Didn’t want to make her uncomfortable, and looking back at my record, handling these situations isn’t exactly my area of expertise. She, on the other hand, is able to communicate to people just fine.

So when she finally came to me and said that I’m forgiven, I was so relieved. During this couple of months, I asked for her forgiveness on a number of occasions, and got turned down every time. You see, I made an unforgivable mistake and I think she’s got every right to be angry. I abused her trust. But I have learned from my mistakes. I truly am ashamed of them and gonna try not to harm my friends from now on. That’s a promise.

All the bullshit, pain and practice led up to this final moment. My heart is beating so fast when the officer is grading my test, I’m about to have a heart attack. Can’t believe I want it so much.

Finally I got it over with. Now you’re looking at a guy with driver’s licence.

Col. Slade: As I came in here, I heard those words, “cradle of leadership”. Well, when the bow breaks, the cradle will fall. And it has fallen here, it has fallen! Makers of men, creators of leaders- be careful what kind of leaders you’re producing here. I don’t know if Charlie’s silence here today is right or wrong; I’m not a judge or jury. But I can tell you this: he won’t sell anybody out to buy his future! And that, my friends, is called integrity. That’s called courage. Now that’s the stuff leaders should be made of. Now I have come to the crossroads in my life. I always knew what the right path was; without exception, I knew. But I never took it. You know why? It was too…damn…hard. Now here’s Charlie, he’s come to the crossroads. He has chosen a path. It’s the right path. It’s a path made of principle, that leads to character. Let him continue on his journey. You hold this boy’s future in your hands, committee! It’s a valuable future. Believe me! Don’t destroy it, protect it! embrace it! It’s gonna make you proud one day, I promise you.

–Scent of a Woman

In his wildest dreams, Larry would never have imagined he’d once again be in this position, where precious minutes count. Tonight he could save a life. He knew Ronnie had done some bad things in the past, but so had Larry. You couldn’t change the past. But the future could be a different story. And it had to start somewhere.

Little Children

Truth is like poetry. And most people fucking hate poetry.

Overheard at a Washington, D.C bar