Nobody Knows Anybody. Not That Well.

Unfortunately, I Experienced Some Sexual Abuse. It Was A Known And Admitted Fact Of Life Amongst Us That There Was This Particular Man, And You Didn't Want To Be Left In The Dressing Room With Him. It Took Many Years To Come To Terms With It And To Forgive Those Incidents That I Felt Had Deeply Hurt Me.

From Doing A Moon For The Misbegotten, I've Learned That Nobody's Love Can Save Anybody Else. There Are People Who Want To Die, And Nothing Or Nobody Will Stop Them. The Only One Who Can Save You Is Yourself.

Nobody Knows Anybody. Not That Well.

I Still Cannot Fathom How Difficult It Was For The Women I Met To Find Out That They Were Hiv-positive. It Is Such A Courageous Undertaking In Countries Where There Is Still Considerable Stigma About The Disease. They Got Tested To Ensure That Their Unborn Babies Would Have A Chance Of Life By Being Born Free Of The Virus.

I Attended The Bedside Of A Friend Who Was Dying In A Dublin Hospital. She Lived Her Last Hours In A Public Ward With A Television Blaring Out A Football Match, All But Drowning Our Final Conversation.