Now, My Mom Always Said Two Wrongs

La Runs On Optimism, Enthusiasm And Flattery. I Think You Can Go A Little Bit Crazy... It's Just Too Damn Sunny In Every Dimension - Weatherwise, Socially And Professionally.

I Rowed For Cambridge. I Was Pretty Good At That.

Death And Disaster Are At Our Shoulders Every Second Of Our Lives, Trying To Get At Us. Missing, A Lot Of The Time. A Lot Of Miles On The Motorway Without A Front Wheel Blow-out. A Lot Of Viruses That Slither Through Our Bodies Without Snagging. A Lot Of Pianos That Fall A Minute After We've Passed. Or A Month, It Makes No Difference. So Unless We're Going To Get Down On Our Knees And Give Thanks Every Time Disaster Misses, It Makes No Sense To Moan When It Strikes.

I Get Anxious About A Lot Of Things, That's The Trouble. I Get Anxious About Everything. I Just Can't Stop Thinking About Things All The Time. And Here's The Really Destructive Part - It's Always Retrospective. I Waste Time Thinking Of What I Should Have Said Or Done.

I Don't Like The Act Of Talking; It Makes Me Slightly Light-headed.