You write to help yourself think better, then think to help yourself write better.

When we read our own writing, we all think it clearly expresses what we mean, because when we read it, we are only reminding ourselves of what we had in mind when we wrote it.

I find afflictions to be good for me. I have always found them so. Afflictions are happy means in the hands of the Holy Spirit to subdue my corruptions, my pride, my evil passions, my inordinate love to the creature. Afflictions soften my hard heart, bring me to my knees, increase faith, increase love, increase humility, increase self-denial. Afflictions make me poor in spirit, and nothing in my own eyes.

The prisoners still keep killing each other thay hung six yesterday thay fight all most every night in the stockade.

All the recurring fires have been small and very much expected.

The changes are so drastic because when I lived here, people cared for each other. We were like family.

If I don't get the money that I need to buy a decent place, then it is going to be very complicated,

I didn't hear much, then I got hit before I realized what was happening.

Cindy Sheehan and I are from Vacaville (Calif.), and I'm saying I don't agree with her,

I remember the feeling over there the guys and I had, listening to the demonstrators over here, ... All we wanted to do was come back and kick their butts.