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...when You Collaborate With Someone Else On Something Creative, You Get To Places That You Would Never Get To On Your Own. The Way An Idea Builds As It Careens Back And Forth Between Good Writers Is So Unpredictable. Sometimes It Depends On People Misunderstanding Each Other, And That's Why I Don't Think There's Any Such Thing As A Mistake In The Creative Process. You Never Know Where It Might Lead.

When I Was A Child And I Was Upset About Something, My Mother Was Not Capable Of Containing That Emotion, Of Letting Me Be Upset But Reassuring Me, Of Just Being With Me In A Calming Way. She Always Got In A Flap, So I Not Only Had My Own Baby Panics, Fears And Terrors To Deal With, But I Had To Cope With Hers, Too. Eventually I Taught Myself To Remain Calm When I Was Panicked, In Order Not To Upset Her. In A Way, She Had Managed To Put Me In Charge Of Her. At 18 Months Old, I Was Doing The Parenting.

In Britain, Girls Seem To Be Either Bright Or Attractive. In America, That's Not The Case. They're Both.

I Find The Alexander Technique Very Helpful In My Work. Things Happen Without You Trying. They Get To Be Light And Relaxed. You Must Get An Alexander Teacher To Show It To You.

Loving Your Neighbour As Much As Yourself Is Practically Bloody Impossible? You Might As Well Have A Commandment That States,'thou Shalt Fly'.