The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to examine analogies, and therefore cannot precede the existence of memory.
“My dad has always been extremely supportive in every decision I've made and much more interested in me picking what I wanted to do.”
“But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore.”