It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting.
One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you've forgotten what happened.
Evergreen had opened up a whole new world to me. There I met many internationally celebrated people: there I was surrounded by the best art and music, as well as conversation. I knew I could never return to the life I had led before.