You do think, if you have your druthers, 'I want to sort of be, not anonymous, but unknown'. But you don't have your druthers in life, do you?
That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species.
Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.
When I'm trusting and being myself as fully as possible, everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously.
Now a Protestant confronting a Catholic ghost is exactly Shakespeare's way of grappling with what was not simply a general social problem but one lived out in his own life.
People getting their fundamental interests wrong is what American political life is all about.
I wanted more control of my life. I wanted work to fit in, not to dominate; to support, not to lead the pattern of my life.
I don't live through my kids. But I do know what will happen in life, and I just want them well prepared.
There is the desire of a consumer society to have no learning curves. This tends to result in very dumbed-down products that are easy to get started on, but are generally worthless and/or debilitating.
That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.
I love women. I get along with women more than men, and I have more women friends.
I love reading about the supernatural, and time-slip novels, and the mistress of both is Barbara Erskine.
I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed.
I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.
Guys like Howard Stern, Bill O'Reilly, Jim Rome, Bill Maher, those are the guys I love and respect as broadcasters.
Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
I still love physical product. I still hold out for actual CDs, because in radio, everyone just wants to send you a file to play.
Publishers, editors, agents all have one thing in common, aside from their love of cocktail parties. It's an incredible taste and an ability to find and nurture authors.
I think that people post to social media to help shape their public identity.
But seen through a long lens, peacemaking founded on 'forgetting' appears to have a limited lifespan.
When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my coppers.
