My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer.
It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much.
If I feel I can play a part I do everything in my power to try to play it.
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.
I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. I mourn that.
We lack rituals in this modern world.