“To be an American is to move on, as if we could outrun change. To attach oneself to place is to surrender to it, and suffer with it.”
“Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed”
“You could try to surrender to the experience and let change happen.""Change or die?" she said."Yes. Change or die.""You might have noticed, I don't do surrender very well,”
“As if you could outrun me...”
“Americans Never Quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We Make History.-John McCain”
“When there is suffering, we look for a reason. That reason is easiest found within oneself.”