I Became A Set Designer For Opera.

It Was A Very Difficult Time. I Was Working On [umble-ardy] When My Partner And Friend Was Dying Of Cancer. We Set Up A Room In The House To Be Like A Hospital Room. Eugene Died, And Then I Had Bypass Surgery. I Was Doing The Book To Stay Sane While All This Was Going On.

It's No Fun Being Lonely.

I Know There Are Supposedly Happy People In This World. I Never Believed It, But I Take It For Granted. God Knows, They're All On Television.

I Have To Accept My Role. I Will Never Kill Myself Like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor Will I Paint Beautiful Water Lilies Like Monet. I Can't Do That. I'm In The Idiot Role Of Being A Kiddie Book Person.

I Have This Idiot Name Tag Which Says 'controversial.'