Don't Be Defeatist, Dear, It's Very Middle

I Believe That I Am Past My Prime. I Had Reckoned On My Prime Lasting Till I Was At Least Fifty.

I Had A Very Good English Teacher Who Said To Me That She Thought I Ought To Do It. She - I Don't Know, She Saw Something Thank Goodness Because I Think If It Hadn't Been Encouraged By Somebody That Serious, I'm Not Sure What Would've Happened To Me.

Listen, I Must Be 110 By Now. Granny Is Going To Kick The Bucket At Some Point.

I Tend To Head For What's Amusing Because A Lot Of Things Aren't Happy. But Usually You Can Find A Funny Side To Practically Anything.

I Had No Idea That That Was Around In The Family Anywhere. Maybe It Never Was. But - So They Broke The Way For Me, If You Know What I Mean. I Have No Idea Where I Got The Idea From To Do What I Do. But I Think They - Ian And Alistair, My Brothers Kind Of Opened A Lot Of Doors For Me Onto The World - You Know, Made It Seem To Be A Very, Very Interesting Place.