“Writing is hard....Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
The hardest thing I've had to overcome was being from my small coal-mining town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. My mother was… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
“The rise of a British iron and steel industry was intertwined with the development of coal mining.” — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I came from a poor Pennsylvania coal mining family and the only way I was going to get an education was through… — George Blanda Copy Share Image
Not exactly. You see, Portia and I think that the coal miner thing's very overdone. No one will remember you in that.… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
My dad played for a coal-mining team in eastern Ohio; he was a very good pitcher. If he hadn't hurt his arm,… — Phil Niekro Copy Share Image
