I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice wearing skates. Eventually we learned to move forward, but soon found out that it was not that easy to stop! So that was our next important lesson.
“If I'd learned nothing else, it was this: If you want to be a great writer, be a man. If you can't be a man, write like one.”
“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.”