People Would Rather Be Deceived

I Wanted Nothing Less Than To Be A Fiction Writer When I Was A Kid. If You Had Told Me I Would Be An Artist Or Novelist When I Grew Up, I Would Have Laughed In Your Face

I Have A Grim Outlook On The World, And In Particular On Humanity. Spent Years Denying It, But I Am Very Misanthropic. And I Live Alone On A Mountain For A Reason.

So If It Seems That Some Of What I'll Have To Say In The Pages To Come Doesn't Reflect The Mellowing Of Age, That's Only Because I've Never Found That Life And Memories Respond To Time The Way That Tobacco Does.

I Have To Be Very Careful, However, Because I Have No Intention Of Providing An Excuse For This Behavior. It's An Attempt To Explain How So Many Women Come From Backgrounds Where The Pressure To Be A Good Mother Is So Severe That If They Can't Do It, Something Really Snaps.

The Defenders Of Decent Society And The Disciples Of Degeneracy Are Often The Same People.