Sometimes You're Up Against Everybody In The

No One Gets To Their Heaven Without A Fight...

I Read Recently That All Of Us Can Be Defined In Adult Life By The Way Others Perceived Us In High School. I Know [people] Who Had The Popular, Good-looking Path In High School; They Tend Not To Do So Well. It Was A Little Bit Too Easy For Them, Where For Those Of Us Who Struggled In Every Sense, Perhaps Our Determination And Self-reliance And Discipline Were Reinforced By That.

Innocence Gave Me Confidence To Go Up Against Reality.

Could Hell Be A Place Where There Is No Self-respect? A Place Where People Have No Pride In Their Own Existence Or Behavior, And Thus Would Have None For Anyone Or Anything Else?

You Can Surrender Without A Prayer, But Never Really Pray Without Surrender. You Can Fight Without Ever Winning, But Never Ever Win Without A Fight.