To Believe In'the Greater Good' Isto Operate,

I Have Not Been The Witness I Wanted To Be.

My First Notebook Was A Big Five Tablet, Given To Me [at Age Five] By My Mother With The Sensible Suggestion That I Stop Whining And Learn To Amuse Myself By Writing Down My Thoughts.

I Was No Longer, If I Had Ever Been, Afraid To Die: I Was Now Afraid Not To Die.

The Minute You Start Putting Words On Paper You're Eliminating Possibilities.

I Never Actually Learned The Rules Of Grammar, Relying Instead Only On What Sounded Right.