I'm Always The One With The Activist

I Thought I Would Be An Organic Chemist. I Went Off To University, And When I Couldn't Understand The Chemistry Lectures I Decided That I Would Be A Zoologist, Because Zoologists Seemed Like Life-loving People.

I Did Not Know That History Is Like A Blood Stain That Keeps On Showing On The Wall No Matter How Many New Owners Take Possession, No Matter How Many Times We Pint Over It.

Being Famous As A Writer Is Like Being Famous In A Village. It's Not Really Any Very Heady Fame.

And It's Always Possible That You Will Not Get A Nice Review. So - And That's Enraging Of Course, To Get A Bad Review, You Can't Talk Back, And It's Sort Of Shaming In A Way.

Swimming Always Cleans Your Soul