To Write You Had To Read So

I Know You Can Dream Your Way Through An Otherwise Fine Life, And Never Wake Up, Which Is What I Almost Did.

Cynicism Makes You Feel Smart, I Know It, Even When You Aren't Smart.

Writing Never Came Naturally And I Still Have To Force My Hand To Do It.

Marry Somebody You Love And Who Thinks You Being A Writer's A Good Idea.

They May Already Know Too Much About Their Mother And Father--nothing Being More Factual Than Divorce, Where So Much Has To Be Explained And Worked Through Intelligently (though They Have Tried To Stay Equable). I've Noticed This Is Often The Time When Children Begin Calling Their Parents By Their First Names, Becoming Little Ironists After Their Parents' Faults. What Could Be Lonelier For A Parent Than To Be Criticized By His Child On A First-name Basis?