A Trap Is Only A Trap If

A Scholar Can Never Let Mere Wrongness Get In The Way Of The Theory.

Every Book I Write, The First Thing I Have To Do Is Get Into The Voice, And The Voice Varies From Book To Book - That's Part Of What's Interesting To Me.

My Parents Were Hippies, And The Story Is That They Went Through A Dictionary Looking For A Beautiful Word To Name Me. They Nearly Called Me Banyan, But Flipped A Few Pages On And Reached "china," Thankfully. The Other Reason They Liked It Is That "china" Is Cockney Rhyming Slang For "mate." People Say "my Old China," Meaning "my Old Mate," Because "china Plate" Rhymes With "mate.

It Felt Like Being A Child Again, Though It Was Not. Being A Child Is Like Nothing. It's Only Being. Later, When We Think About It, We Make It Into Youth.

A Lot Of Geeks Are Pale, Bespectacled, Wear Dark Clothing And Don't Get Out Much - The Stereotype Exists Because It Is Very Often True. I Could Pass For A Non-geek But It Would Be Inaccurate.