In This Desperate Way, I

That Is Why, No Matter How Desperate The Predicament Is, I Am Always Very Much In Earnest About Clutching My Cane, Straightening My Derby Hat And Fixing My Tie, Even Though I Have Just Landed On My Head.

Laughter Is The Tonic, The Relief, The Surcease For Pain.

During My Incarceration Mother Visited Me. She Had In Some Way Managed To Leave The Workhouse And Was Making An Effort To Establish A Home For Us. Her Presence Was Like A Bouquet Of Flowers; She Looked So Fresh And Lovely That I Felt Ashamed Of My Unkempt Appearance And My Shaved Iodined Head.'you Must Excuse His Dirty Face,' Said The Nurse.mother Laughed, And How Well I Remember Her Endearing Words As She Hugged And Kissed Me: 'with All Thy Dirt I Love Thee Still.

I Thought I Would Dress In Baggy Pants, Big Shoes, A Cane And A Derby Hat. Everything A Contradiction: The Pants Baggy, The Coat Tight, The Hat Small And The Shoes Large.

Life Is A Beautiful, Magnificent Thing, Even To A Jellyfish... The Trouble Is You Won't Fight. You've Given In, Continually Dwelling On Sickness And Death. But There's Something Just As Inevitable As Death, And That's Life. Life, Life, Life. Think Of All The Power That's In The Universe, Moving The Earth, Growing The Trees. That's The Same Power Within You If You Only Have Courage And The Will To Use It.