I was very, very large as a kid and never athletic, and my home life was a little upside down and I never felt comfortable.
“The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was to become decisive in determining the trend of my literary work.”
“I don't really like to go out to clubs or anything. It's just not my style. I'd much rather go to a dive bar or a local place.”