Every memoir is, by necessity, incomplete.
The people who appear most often in these pages are not always the people who mattered most to me. They are simply the people who were present during particular moments that shaped the course of my life.
Many people I love deeply, including family members, friends, mentors, coworkers, and others who helped me become the man I am today, appear only briefly or not at all. Their absence from these pages should never be interpreted as an absence from my life.
This book is not an attempt to document every relationship or every event. It is an honest account of the experiences, struggles, mistakes, losses, and moments that most influenced my journey.
Memory is selective. Storytelling is selective. Neither should be mistaken for a measure of love, importance, or gratitude.
If your role in my life is larger than your role in these pages, please know that the difference exists not because you mattered less, but because this story is ultimately about one life viewed through one imperfect set of memories.
— Clint Wilson