I Think In Retrospect That All Those

People Tend To Think Of Their Lives As Having A Dramatic Arc, Because They Read Too Much Fiction.

I Always Wanted To Write Fiction. Always. As Far Back As I Can Remember It's Been Integral To My Sense Of Myself - Everything Else Was Always A Displacement Activity.

Regard Yourself As A Small Corporation Of One. Take Yourself Off On Team-building Exercises (long Walks). Hold A Christmas Party Every Year At Which You Stand In The Corner Of Your Writing Room, Shouting Very Loudly To Yourself While Drinking A Bottle Of White Wine. Then Masturbate Under The Desk. The Following Day You Will Feel A Deep And Cohering Sense Of Embarrassment.

Why Is Mr Universe Always From Earth?

A Creative Life Cannot Be Sustained By Approval, Any More Than It Can Be Destroyed By Criticism.