Keep your head up, God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.
To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone.
Leadership in the coal industry today means navigating the delicate balance between economic necessity and environmental responsibility.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.