We Are All Of Us

If I'd Observed All The Rules, I'd Never Have Got Anywhere.

At Twelve I Looked Like A Girl Of Seventeen. My Body Was Developed And Shapely. I Still Wore The Blue Dress And The Blouse The Orphanage Provided. They Made Me Look Like An Overgrown Lummox.

People Had A Habit Of Looking At Me As If I Were Some Kind Of Mirror Instead Of A Person.

When I Was 11, The Whole World Was Closed To Me. I Just Felt I Was On The Outside Of The World.

That's The Way You Feel When You're Beaten Inside. You Don't Feel Angry At Those Who've Beaten You. You Just Feel Ashamed.