I think the consistency comes from the parts.

It's not a morbid thing, but I think I've never been afraid of death, which is maybe why I love writing about it.

You might not be riding high on a great show for as long because you didn't have people to share the joy with.

Maybe when I die and I'm thrown overboard, I'll turn into a mermaid.

It's not that I literally believe in magic or spirits. In my logical life I absolutely don't believe in any kind of mumbo jumbo. But I do have this belief in the greater magic of the universe.

Same if you had a bad show, it just rolls off you more easily.

My relationship to all my family in Ireland is more to family as a whole. It wasn't that we had a very specific one-on-one relationship.