Their interviews are affecting, to say the least. They are full of accounts of bravery and great, great charity. Reading it, one is exposed to the raw underside of our society and civilization, that which breeds the hopelessness, the cynicism and the nihilism that affects us all, whether we like it or not. However, the message within is clearly inspirational, evoking the Kennedy charisma and mystique that brings out the better side of us. Portraits of courage uplift, morsels of wisdom appear.
More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms.
Which means that I am not the most courageous person in the world. Because after all, courage is easier said than done. For party pictures from the book party David Patrick Columbia's New York Social Diary can be seen monthly in Quest magazine.