Shout out to the old man who told me he bought "They Called Her Rebel" for all of his grandkids so they could "learn some wisdom early that it took me sixty-five years to learn." I think about you literally every day.
If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.