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I Called Kevin Spacey One Day About Something Else, But He Didnt Say To Me Calm Down, Like The New York Times Said. Because I Was Not Deranged.

When You Come Back To A Country That You've Left, You're In A Very Peculiar Situation Because, In A Way, You Don't Belong To That Country Any More, Even Though When I'm In America I Feel I Don't Belong There Either.

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.

I Would Like To Break Out Of This Dark, Brooding Image, Cause I'm Actually Not Like That At All.

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.