I Like Shape Very Much. A Novel

You Imagine The Carefully Pruned, Shaped Thing That Is Presented To You Is Truth. That Is Just What It Isn't. The Truth Is Improbable, The Truth Is Fantastic; It's In What You Think Is A Distorting Mirror That You See The Truth.

Age Seldom Arrives Smoothly Or Quickly. It's More Often A Succession Of Jerks.

Only The Magic And The Dream Are True — All The Rest's A Lie.

I Hadn't Bargained For This. I Didn't Think It Would Be Like This - Shabby Clothes, Worn-out Shoes, Circles Under Your Eyes, Your Hair Getting Straight And Lanky, The Way People Look At You. ... I Didn't Think It Would Be Like This

Life If Curious When Reduced To Its Essentials