"I let my conscience and my instincts guide me, " he once said.

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He never told me what to do but acted as a guide, helping me figure out what I wanted, and in a way, that's what we want to be for readers of Rookie.

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Then, after holding off the orchestra music that attempted to guide him offstage, he said, "It fills me with great joy, but also great sadness, because I'm accepting this award at such a strange time, " he continued, referring to the war in Iraq.

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