Love Is A Secret Society, A Community

Being A Teenager Is As Difficult As Living With One. And We've All Been There. Perhaps That's The Reason We're So Hard On Them.

That's Her Secret, I Suppose. Everything That Happens To Her She's Proud Of. She Makes It Special By It Happening To Her.

I've Done Everything. All Of It. You Think It, I've Done It. All The Things You Never Dared, All The Things You Dream About, All The Things You Were Curious About And Then Forgot Because You Knew You Never Would. I Did 'em, I Did 'em Yesterday While You Were Still In Bed. What About You? When's It Gonna Be Your Turn?

She Didn't Have To Be Offered Anything; It Was Already Hers. She Was More Herself Than Anyone Else Ever Was And As Soon As I Clapped Eyes On Her I Knew I Wanted To Be Myself Just As Much As She Was Herself.

When I Was A Child I Used To Read Books By Gerald Durrell, Who Founded Jersey Zoo. He Had A Job Collecting Animals For Zoos And For A Long Time That Is What I Wanted To Do. Later When I Was A Teenager I Had A Fantastic English Teacher Called Mrs. Stafford. Her Enthusiasm Made Me Decide To Be A Writer.