I think I settled on the title before I ever wrote the book.
I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at the whole edifice... It was a slow process for me to just crawl out of it, like a snake leaving his skin behind.
It’s lovely to know that the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head.
You have to give yourself credit, not too much because that would be bragging.
After a full belly all is poetry.
And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of the opposite sex. And you might get excited and you might do something natural.